Loneliness or solitude?
"Language has created
the word
loneliness
to express the pain of being alone,
and
the word
solitude
to express the glory of being alone."
~ Mariana Soffer
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Which one do you feel?
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Thank you, Mariana
Oil painting by Dan Mackerman
Comments
Lovely picture, Kathleen.
We can all enjoy being alone but I would say that solitude is knowing that people are there when you need them and loneliness is when there aren't.
Thank you for asking the question. It's a lovely one to ponder.
Thanks for asking. It's a thoughtful query.
I'm one of those people who needs to converse with other people, who loves to converse. If I don't I start to feel alone very quickly, so one of my biggest dreads would be to be left alone.