Loneliness is a strange (b)itch, for there are times you just want to be alone and then there are times when the mere thought of being alone sends you to the underworld.
Being alone in the house and talking to yourself or being with a crowd and still talking to yourself both accessories of being lonely. Funny thing about these conversations is the horizon it covers, from acting like the superhero of the movies or looking at the ceiling and discussing (with yourself) where life is taking you.
On second thoughts when being lonely starts to take you to the point of wiping off everything about your existence from the planet, you want the misery to get over and you close your eyes forever and ever. It doesn’t get worse than this – the misery still doesn’t get over instead it sticks to you like a crazy witch.
Sometimes when you see others laughing around, having ‘fun’ you wonder what is it that you are doing wrong? Why is it that you cannot be like them? Why is it that just like everyone you cannot have ‘fun’?
You start to think if there is something that is defective in you/about you, as unlike others you are just not able to be happy or avoid the torture of being alone. If people can find people, if people can be having a good time being with people why is it that you are the exception.
Some time back I realised that this is not true. We try to be a part of the crowd, surrounded by people but we are actually nothing other than islands of our own. All of us clones of each other or rather lonely clones of our lonely selves.
Humans of this century talk of bringing countries close, cultures closer but strangely as countries come close and cultures closer, ‘the US’ beings to drift away. Just like the trees who stand next to each other on the sides of the road – looking at each other, breathing each other yet lonely as if they were the sole cactus in a mile long desert.
We the humans seem to have perfected this art of being lonely just like the trees did centuries ago..
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This left me a bit confused. I shall not elaborate here but will write to you separately, as always great penmanship. Or may be keyboardship, whatever.
hmmm.. am glad sumone's pondering over this..
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I liked this post.. liked it quite a lot. Hence, I find it worthwhile to comment.
It is thoughts like these that should, in fact, egg us to communicate often with another. Stay on an active lookout for those who need a comforting shoulder or just a patient listen. While your comparison is apt. We have started to behave like the trees did centuries ago. It is the realisation of the same that should deter us from being that way. Owing to the circumstances (forced loneliness) that you and I live with, we are far more susceptible to noticing the needs of another.
If we can learn to appreciate every moment as it happens, soak every blessing when it comes our way or utilise every occasion to smile.. our lives can be so much better.
I do believe I got carried away. Pardon the distance.
Loneliness is an emotion that is as much a boon as a curse. But while we rue this loneliness, we do not realise that we are in it alone, always, forever. Everything around us is merely an accessory, that adorns us in our pleasurable moments but is otherwise useless to us.
but u know what, loneliness if its prolonged for decades in ones life then theres something wrong if its for relatively shorter period its good,, the so called company tends to distract you from what u want to do. So whoever is feeling lonely should finish all his important work before he again get busy in human web & complexities of social life
Yes, I learned this last weekend as I travelled with a new acquaintance that I have become quite content to be in the present tense. The person I travelled with could not stop worrying about the weather. IN fact she got so worried she took a bus back to Muscat.
I, alone but not lonely, in the meanwhile ate fish, swam and discovered stunning waters. I was alone but not lonely. I met people I would have never met and had a wonderful time enjoying the humor of Elliot woof.
sami said, loneliness is abiquitous global epidemic.In order to understand loneliness, it is important to take a closer look for something in the world. loneliness is not necessarily about being alone.
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the loneliness is sometims very dangerous and anyone can gets some diseases from that behave.
sami said, the loneliness is very useful for us. it helps us to think deeply.
sami said, the loneliness is very useful for us. it helps us to think deeply.
Good thoughts Fais... I believe there is a divide between loneliness and solitude. The former is a feeling of being alone and the latter signifies, being with yourself.
Solitude is blissful. Loneliness not quite so. One has to decipher whether he/she is lonely or in solitude.
Anyway thanks for introducing me to your blog. look forward to more posts.
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