Loneliness

I've always enjoyed being on my own. Some people say they can't stand being alone for a second but I really enjoy my own company. There is a flip side to this though, loneliness is terrible.

Josh Billings said, "Solitude: a nice place to visit, a poor place to stay". That is very true, it's good to get away from everything and be with your own thoughts but if you're alone with them too long, those thoughts can turn on you.

We need human interaction; people who are lonely die younger than those who aren't. I'm not sure but I think it's a lot younger as well.

It is hard to meet people though, especially if you're shy. For some it takes time to get to know someone and to be really comfortable around them and most don't give people the chance.

It's not all their fault though as a shy person's seemingly unwillingness to talk can be taken as a sign that they're rude or they don't like the person sat next to them. This is a shame because the best friendships take hold over time and do not grow in a couple of hours.

Loneliness depresses you and people don't want to be around depressing people. So a vicious circle keeps going and you end up chewing off any hope you had of gaining friends.

What some people need to realise is that conversation, however simple it may be to them, is almost impossible for some when they don't know the other person.

Take the time, that is true here and the further I go on in life I see it being true everywhere.
You can dismiss this blog as neurotic ramblings which it is to be fair. It's a plea on my part but maybe it will help someone, maybe it'll make someone feel less alone and take away pain for a moment.