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They say men, when troubled go to caves. While women talk. Recently I too was in my personal cave for a few days. But one thought that kept nagging at the subconscious all the while I was wallowing in the cave was that all my actions at the time were actually craving for attention.

So here's the classic male paradox. When a man is troubled, he won't want to talk about it. Probably that is an admission of a weakness or a deep-rooted feeling of his manhood getting threatened. At the same time we all display a lot of behaviours that simply advertise to the world our inability to cope with the situation we are in. We sulk. We insult. We are short with our loved ones. We are generally angry at the world. And we want to show that. The paradox is that we can't even if want to.

So what has all this got to do with Facebook? During my stint in the cave I found Facebook a fantastic release to vent the feelings without putting my face up there. It even helped that I don't have a mugshot as my profile picture. All my status messages were reflecting my state of mind. And honestly, I was enjoying the attention I was getting from all my friends in their responses. Facebook provided the best solution for the paradox - express and expel while still maintaining a stoic face.

I'm out of the cave now. But I'm glad that there is a safety valve available for use whenever I go in there. Thank you to all those who showed concern on my status messages. Those were the few bright moments in what was otherwise a lousy week.




-- Post From My iPhone