Alone

Like all things in life, loneliness should have a balance. And, also like for all other things in life, different people have a different balance. Meaning, some people may need a lot of solitude and little interaction, whereas for others it may be the opposite. However, unfortunately, most people do not know that balance and convince themselves they need more of one or the other. For example, I myself know that spending 48 hours in the presence of other people may not be very healthy for me, but oftentimes I convince myself that I am feeling lonely because my ego is asking for attention. 

I guess one of my main goals is to be able to find joy in solitude. It's all good and well to be in the company of friends, but what about those life situations where you have no choice but to be alone? Instead of making those moments into an unproductive self-pity, there is a way to turn them into productive self-realization. The absence of noise and distractions allows for the free flow of thought, reflection on whatever the mind decides to go through. Because what is the point of interactions if there is no time to reflect on them? How will anyone be able to connect to and learn about themselves if they are constantly focused on others? I believe that although we are social creatures, we are thrown into the busy social life prematurely, not having had enough time to study ourselves and know ourselves. Our self is the only person who we will never have solitude from, so might as well get to know them.