Today while feeling bored/lonely I decided to look up further into these subjects in order to tackle these or define them more meaningfully. Working around problems had been my ingenuity, and often with great success however not all problems have a so called quick fix solution. One of the fix is that I am writing this post (well, not too bored/lonely so as to open a new blog on the subject), also reading some interesting links:
http://www.thecoughlincompany.com/overcome_loneliness.html
http://www.swamij.com/wake-up.htm
What this grey matter has made me realise is that not to look at every problem in an acute pessimism rather take them as situations. And situations teach.
Imagine this for instance, if you are lonely in a deserted island your situation is like what Tom Hanks had in the movie Cast Away, however is this entirely different from being lonely in a city buzzing with life.
Loneliness is a state of mind, the mind in a deserted island tells you that you have to do everything yourself, even hunt for food and cook it from raw or otherwise you are dead, yes physically dead. On the contrary in a city your mind tells you to reach out for excitement, adventure and friendship otherwise you are emotionally and socially dead.
I have always been a firm believer in the latin phrase 'cogito-ergo-sum' in other words you exist because you think. So if confronted with any of the lonely situation I described above take it as an opportunity to develop and learn new skills and mastermind your own solution to the problem. Learning how to hunt saved Tom Hanks in Cast Away, however learning how to kill the feeling of loneliness can save many lives, and make this society a beautiful place. Today when I think why people commit suicide, or why the go and consult a therapist or why they feel low in love, or friendship or society the one answer that explains all is that they all feel lonely and not loved.
And if this simple explanation of 'feeling lonely is just a state of mind' can come to the rescue of anybody this blog will achieve its purpose.
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