Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.
Honoré de Balzac
We came alone and we will be leaving alone! All the company that we enjoy today are temporary. When I write these words, I do not want to sound philosophical. It is reality.
I happen to move with lonely people – parents who live away from their children; wife or husband living alone for whatever reasons; retired people who do not have the company of their office friends anymore; people in their old age etc. Certain things are bound to happen and we cannot stop them whether we like it or not. One such thing is old age and loneliness.
When I meet these people I come across two types: those who accept and enjoy their loneliness and those who experience the burden of their loneliness. I also noticed that those who enjoy loneliness have something to do both physically and mentally, something to keep them busy and engaged.
Getting ready to face old age and loneliness is an important portfolio. If we do not invest our time before we arrive at that stage, we find that phase of our life miserable.
Consider a hobby or project which you want to undertake when you are going to be alone and equip yourself with such skill, knowledge and passion! It could be writing, painting, gardening etc.
N C Sridharan
www.thetimefoundation.com
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Honoré de Balzac
We came alone and we will be leaving alone! All the company that we enjoy today are temporary. When I write these words, I do not want to sound philosophical. It is reality.
I happen to move with lonely people – parents who live away from their children; wife or husband living alone for whatever reasons; retired people who do not have the company of their office friends anymore; people in their old age etc. Certain things are bound to happen and we cannot stop them whether we like it or not. One such thing is old age and loneliness.
When I meet these people I come across two types: those who accept and enjoy their loneliness and those who experience the burden of their loneliness. I also noticed that those who enjoy loneliness have something to do both physically and mentally, something to keep them busy and engaged.
Getting ready to face old age and loneliness is an important portfolio. If we do not invest our time before we arrive at that stage, we find that phase of our life miserable.
Consider a hobby or project which you want to undertake when you are going to be alone and equip yourself with such skill, knowledge and passion! It could be writing, painting, gardening etc.
N C Sridharan
www.thetimefoundation.com
00000
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