BETTER BE ALONE THAN LONELY.
Sometimes being alone may be bliss. It is a time for reflection. It's time for looking back-sort of Singhawalokan-(Lion looking back after covering some distance and reviewing its progress or may be figuring out if danger is lurking behind).
Reflection is not possible in a crowded noisy environs. Our saints and sages traversed vast tracks of land in search of peace and tranquility in order to reflect on the meaning of life and came up with astonishing revelations. We ordinary guys, immersed in day to day fight for survival cannot do this. All what we can do is spare some time out of our daily routine and confine ourselves in a room and do some introspection. I will not call it meditation because in meditation we are supposed to control the mind from wavering and concentrate on something tangible. Introspection is looking inside you and reflect on what you did or did not do in life this far. It is not possible to undo the past but it is possible not to repeat the same mistake in future. It applies to all good things done too with a difference that all good deeds will be repeated with more vigor and innovation.
Loneliness is different because it is possible to feel lonely even in a crowd. There are millions of people in this stage who long for true company but never find it. They pretend to be in the crowd but are not part of it. Loneliness is killing. It can drag one to depression, alcohol or drugs.
Better to be alone than lonely.
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