“Why are you depressed?” well meaning people ask. How do I answer that question? “Why is the moon full? Why are the leaves changing color and falling off the trees? It’s just the season.” Maybe I should give them the medical reason. “It’s an imbalance of chemicals in my body.” But I can imagine the look and the questions that would follow. It’s easy when it’s “My father died.” “My dog ran away.” But that’s not the same sort is it? If I had an answer for “Why are you depressed?” Maybe it would go away when answered. But its not one thing or ten things it’s an unknown thing. It doesn’t go away with the circumstances. “Why does a dog bark or a duck quack? Why does Alice get depressed?” It’s just the way I was made.