After my first post in which I tried to differentiate between Solitude and Loneliness, I thought I should write more about it so that we can have a more sound knowledge between the so called Twins.
Many of us complain of loneliness, when we should cherish of being alone. Are we not born alone, live our unique experiences, and finally die alone? Loneliness does not necessarily arise out of isolation from others. We can be lonely even in a crowd (I guess many of you would agree with me on this part, though not completely). On the contrary, it is when we are isolated from ourselves, when we lose contact with the quiet voice of our inner self that loneliness makes its presence felt.
As slaves of the mind, we look at all our unfulfilled longings, expectations, desires (....endless list goes on) through a magnifying glass and make ourselves miserable. We are totally consumed by the external reality and lose all touch with our deeper self. The more we look for external supports to pull us out of this misery, the deeper we get into it. In solitude, on the other hand, all external support is abandoned and we are alone, the mind is silent and uncluttered, we live from within, open and facing ourselves.
The feeling of loneliness prevents us from living in the present moment; it crowds the mind with memories of the past and anxieties about the future. It is in solitude that we are able to relax into the present moment and live in the trust that, at the appropriate moment, all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle will fall in place.
6 comments:
zyada nahi ho gaya ... pehla post to todu tha ... but doosra to overkill ho gaya ;)
Truly bhaiya this one is really a big one for me actually to reply. Such things come out quite naturally after 4-5 pegs but if you ask me to comment on this without a peg down, I m sorry :(
Lets site together sometime and then we will discuss such things to the core. The discussion and output will then be pasted here on the blog. DONE!
hmmm,,,,yup i agree with u fully,,,,the last time twas ur bday,,,,and yes we will sometime, somewhere, somehow, sit together and hav some bottoms up so i can get wat goes in ur mind :D
hey Truly bhai is it true ki ye 2-3 peg ke baad likha he?? Seems like your are really creative when drunk :P
Anyway.. great piece of work.. quite philosophical.. we are expecting more to come :)
Absolutely true. Infact Solitude is the best state to look inside and disect the good and bad inside and Lonliness is more of a punishment as Truly mentioned it pushes us into misery.
So ..very nicely put up. Keep them coming
Dear Mittal,
I dont claim to be right. Just few thoughts on your well written post.
Loneliness is when some one leaves you and goes away. Solitude is when you don't want anyone to be with you.
Solitude can be both pain and pleasure. Solitude does nothing but merely intensifies your feelings. This is because you have no interruptions in your thought process. It amplifies all your thoughts and pushes you to think more deeply and generate vivid descriptions of your understandings.
If your understanding is filled with contempt and hatred you end up being a closed cynic. Solitude must be disturbed regularly to seek balance with reality and feed our brain with new questions and challenges to be pursued with Solitude.
Keep writing.
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