Manual of Life - Alternative Definitions

Misfortune
n., Having too many friends*.

Which, when combined with variables such as free time, work, distances, time differences, and families, leads to limits on the amount of detailed attention that can be lavished on each of them. And which eventually leads to a gentle fraying of the intangible bonds that kept you linked with them, leaving you with a vague feeling of guilt, loss and missed opportunities.


* Rather than too few.