One of Those

Most see me as anti social, and I can understand. For the most part I live my life a very isolated man, and I have even been accused of being one of those, people who hates people but loves animals, and that simply isn't true, I do like people, I really do, but admittedly, I would have to say in all honesty, that I do seem to truly, enjoy myself more when people aren't around me. There is a price for this lifestyle, one will inevitably get extremely lonely, but I have a cure, or rather a treatment more precisely. I get outside and have people surround me, a walk around the neighborhood, a visit to a library, maybe hit the convenience store for a few necessities, as I smile and nod friendly, to every one I encounter who makes eye contact with me, or maybe just walk into a pub I have never been to before, meet new people and indulge in conversation with one or more, people I have never met before. This keeps my social skills balanced when I do this, and very rarely do I ever exit, without leaving these perfect strangers absolutely astonished, and why wouldn't they be? I bought every single patron there a drink, I backed up the bar. Now everyone wants to talk to me, she, he, him and her, and so I then make my exit gracefully, with good bye greetings like "Kidster, Billy, you were so great to meet," and then mission accomplished, I am no longer lonely, now I can go back to the life I live behind closed doors very comfortably.