Aloneness

I always thought that loneliness is nothing but staying alone at home, going to shopping alone, eating alone, watching movie alone, etc... And I always wondered how people can stay alone at home!!! I used to ask people these kinds of silly questions (I still have that habit!) Isn’t it boring to stay alone? Are you not scared? What if you fall sick? What if something goes wrong? etc...etc... I had this misconception that ‘staying alone is something I can never do in life – Oh God I will be so lonely kind of feeling’.

Lately the changes in life have changed the meaning of the word ‘loneliness’ in my dictionary. Staying alone doesn’t mean that you don’t have anyone in life. It is just that in the sojourn of life, you are travelling alone for some time. You still have the fragrance of loved ones presence with you in their absence. There are people to bring smile on your face. You have everyone though your journey is lonesome. Sometimes life gives you the chance to be in solitude to realize your potentials. But we misunderstand it for loneliness!!!

An individual becomes lonely when he starts running away from the truth, running away from the self. The care and love showered by loved ones will not help to the catharsis when you lose the company of yourself, that’s when you become lonely!

There is a dearth of confidence, bunch of uncertainties..
Full of negativities and I am scared of losing my trait
Locked up emotions overpowering the guts of mind..
This horrible state of loneliness, Oh! Almighty
My Prayer to Thee..., please save the mankind...


P.S. This is just my thoughts, this doesn’t mean that I am lonely and have become loony! In fact have got much more to say about loneliness but for the time being I am done ;)