What it takes for him

I haven't seen anything like him. Chubby, over weight, acned face. Wears clothes only for comfort and whines like a baby if asked to shave his puberty stricken, namesake beard. But within that roundish, fair, spotted face lies a pair of such sharp eyes that I have never seen before, especially in someone so young.
At first glance you might probably not even notice him. Who is interested in a fat ass bearded kid? Definitely what people would categorize as a loser. In fact something that he actually considers himself to be. But I beg to differ. Though I do laugh at the jokes he cracks on himself, and partially probably even agree with them, I wouldn't call him a loser.
I haven't seen a guy, or actually I should correct here and say a person, with his kind of thinking. Its different, mature, and contradictory to what one could call normal. And the kind of thinking that I thirst for in people around me. Because it is the kind of thinking I can relate to. Its logical, rational and beyond the realms of limiting societal madness.
He is what one might define as an anti-social but he does have his selective friends. Ones who either contribute to conversations as much as he does or are patient enough to listen to what he can jabber about for hours.
A loner by nature it's surprising how much he can talk when in the company of people who he is comfortable with or when in the mood. And yet the most notable fact is that even after 3 hours of a conversation with him you aren't quite sure if you can figure him out, because he talks of everything and yet nothing at the same time. But mind you by the end of conversation he probably has you figured out, and usually perfectly so. Has maybe even had an obscene thought or two too, about what kind of person you might be. But that is him for you.
If you have the privilege of being close to him, or witness him in his comfort zone, he'll transfer those thoughts into 'nice' jokes that are strategically cracked at you. One that takes a lot of self control not to laugh at because out of his many qualities he has the ability to observe people, make them laugh, crack jokes on them and then teach them to laugh at themselves (or rather force them to!).
But if you know him you will know that none of the jokes are personal. None of them are judgements that he holds against you, but just plain observations that he uses to amuse you and those around you. He simply gets a kick when he can entertain and make people laugh, whatever the cost. Right from childish idiocy to witty cracks.
Like all born entertainers he needs his audience and secretly needs them to love him too.
He is sceptic by nature which drives me up a wall at times but I guess that is what makes him think the way he does. Runs away from anything that is, or could turn, emotional as he doesn't have, or believes he doesn't have the mental capacity to handle emotions. Its in his blood, ingrained in his brain. He is an intellect, one with not a very high graph of emotions.
Coming from a Marwadi family its a wonder that he can think at all, let alone to this calibre, but that would be a racist talking (not that it would bother him, but maybe others) so I'll just say that diamonds do come from the deepest mines and darkest rocks.
I simply cherish the observations that he makes of people and situations around him. His thought process is astoundingly refreshing. Its different and what one can safely define as out-of-the-box. His predictions and understanding of people are surprisingly accurate. I love asking him what he feels of people around us. Makes great conversation.
I often wonder what he thinks of me. Having known and interacted with him for about six years now, when I have a perception of him, I believe he has one of me too.
Wish I could be invisible and listen to what he cracks about me behind my back!!!
But since I cant all that remains is what I think of him, and my observations of his weird ways which are immensely alive in this society of artificial, fake, lifeless zombies simply struggling with one another to survive. Its amazing to watch him live..