Grown up
I may have grown up but the imaginary friend I had as a child remained as such. For years, we moved on side by side until one day he broke away and entered a cave full of giant spider webs. He got stuck in there and so did his age.
However, this is not what saddens me. Besides, I will eventually enter that cave too causing my age to stop. Will the stranger who picked me as his imaginary friend feel any emotional fluctuation with regard to this pause? I probably felt something since I am writing about it.
The “self” consists of an army of blind ants each and every one of which, despite the fact it cannot see the others, can sense not only their presence but also their beneficial influence.