Insanity is..

“The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results,” utters the “know-it-all” guy next to our table at some coffee shop offering free “therapy” to his visibly shaken friend.

His friend had all the tell-tale signs of the recently heartbroken. If I could be allowed to guess I am betting on relationship drama, boyfriend-girlfriend­ kind of drama, the most useless of dramas in the whole universe! I will never get this; God knows I will never fathom why people waste so much time, energy and tears on useless things. I am getting carried away; relationship issues irk me so much.

Back to the coffee shop, platitudes by “Dr Phil” to his red-nosed friend, “Mr. Fix-It”, didn’t seem to be helping at all. I resisted the urge to butt in with a resounding “no it’s not! That’s the definition of perseverance!” but felt that my humble correction wouldn’t contribute much to the bromantic mood these two were in, and the almost predictable “who needs women” banter. Tell you what; this is not the definition of insanity. It never has been, and it probably never will be. Here is what insanity is, well according to me;

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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