The Greatest Gift of all...

What is the best treat one can give to oneself? I shall not venture into gift ideas for friends, simply because thats fraught with risks of subjectivity, specific likings, relationship levels, et al, very very et al.

To arrive at the answer that I have in my head already, here is my concocted derivation.

The aim of our every action is to experience happiness &/or bliss. It goes without saying, that not all lead to instant gratification, but to an extent, the hope for the future can be seen as part of today's joy in the face of difficulty.

Anyhow...
Now I turn our attention to the world we live in today. Being a member of the privileged sections of society, we are prone (dutifully?) to be buried under heaps of hecticity. In the cocktail of exams, parties, TV, Email, SMS, Man_U and other such, one is often forced to mould oneself in a way so as to accommodate all said activities. Living in a world thats growing faster and faster, its easy to lose sight of one's self from time to time.

So, you've just found out you've won the FGH Thingamajig. You're at home, all alone. Or at least, the moment you found out said news, you were alone in essence. In that one moment, what is the single most valuable thing you can gift yourself?

I feel, the answer is VELLAPANA.
I say so because I believe being vella and indulging in thass goes beyond the externalities of sheer time pass et al. Being vella, in effect is being alone with your self. Your self being, more often than not, the most neglected member of your social circle.
Imagine, upon finding out the news, just feasting on a double serving of vella; doing what you really want, to be happy, irresponsible if need be; to listen to music, to read up on randomness, or even to write this post.

Yes, the social functions of a get-together followed by gorging and guzzling are important. They're part of our social-ness I guess. But before we entertain anyone else in the world, is it too much to ask, to spare a moment for your own self? (Here of course the dynamics of time are such that a moment may effectively be equivalent to hours and hours of unbridled thass...)

I hypothesize, that a social celebration without adequate merriment with the self would invariably lead to a hollow(er) experience overall.

Thus, I'd request all of you to try your hands at good ol' fashioned "nothing-in-particular"ness, the next time you feel the need to splurge.

I can assure you, this gift isn't as easy to present as one might think. The challenges in sticking to one's void guns are surprisingly tough.

Good Night!
Catching up on sleep is next on my list of things to do, after 'nothing'.

Cheers!