There were times when even the smallest of the gifts were the most cherished ones and there are times when even the costliest gifts seem so petty. How even a comic book was the most cherished gift I got in my childhood and now even the 50k bike was not good enough for me.
How even the 10Rupee note was once so gratifying for the new year celebration and now even a 1000 seems so scrimpy.
There were times when I thought that love is as pure as sapphire and then there was a time when I learnt that love was just a profane desire.
There were times when even the biggest of disputes/fights that I had with friends in the morning got resolved by the evening and then there are times when even the smallest of altercations have taken years and still there are no resolutions.
There were times when I was taught that to lie/cheat is the biggest crime and how now I cheat myself and others to earn the green bucks.
I have grown up and in the transition from a child, I have lost somethings and acquired somethings. What I have lost is the innocence and acquired is the ego. What I have lost is the elegance and acquired is the ostentation. What I have lost is the love and acquired is the envy.
What I have lost is WE and gained is ME.
