When you are young and happy, many things happen. Many things should happen. For when you are young, you must be drunk. Drunk on wine, drunk on life, drunk on your loved one, drunk on your dreams of happiness and happily ever after.

I am only 21. And I am drunk. Again.

When you are young and happy, you are dancing in the rain. Barefoot. You are not afraid of pneumonia because such a thing does not happen to young happy people.

When you are young and happy, you are going through the forest to get to your home and you are singing. No, you are screaming! On top of your lungs! Normally, it is some very joyous tune, and you believe dark trees in the forest and grasshoppers are singing with you. And they are.

When you are young and happy, you don't worry about the future because it should work out somehow. It always does. You can't do much anyway: you are a needle in the hay. A happy inebriated needle.

When you are young and happy, you are dating someone you really like. And he fancies you as well. And this feels really really good.

9 September 2009