Memoirs of an Ojii

In my humble opinion, thicked-skinned oranges are always juicier and easier to peel compared to thin-skinned oranges. Whenever I peel thin-skinned oranges, the skin always sticks to the flesh whereas I can peel off a thicked-skinned orange rather cleanly and easily. Why is that so? Are thicked-skinned oranges less protective of themselves? Or are they simply older / more mature oranges, ripe to be eaten?

                                                                                                                                    

I am a good salesman, at least I self-proclaim myself to be. I have thick skin. BUT I dread it and sometimes, I really envy others with thinner skin. Why? Although it is true that it is harder to inflict pain on a thick-skinned person, its also harder for pain to get out after it got in. In the end, you get a richochet effect like that of a light under total internal reflection in a waveguide. Did I really want to be thick skinned? Unfortunately, with every miserable moment that passed in my life, my skin just thickened and hardened… 

                                                                                                                                

My cousin said that I have young skin. He apparently had no idea how many layers of hardened dead skin lie beneath the seemingly smooth surface.