Book excerpt: Fool @ Forty, is a dream that started seven years ago on the eve of my 40th birthday. Inspiration to put words onto paper began when my stories were heard with rapt attention by the children of my friends during the T.B.Dam M2 Meet. The life experiences we had as kids and later as adolescents are missed by today’s children who are either glued to the television or sent for tuitions even during their summer holidays.