Truly being alone

[bigpaul]

(27 August 2015, 14:07)Scythe13 Wrote: BP, I fear you are mixing up having time by yourself, because you choose it, and not having the option to be near other people.

You mentioned when you were a child. Did you have a family? If so, you were not TRULY alone. You had time by yourself, but you were not alone. Alone would be Mohgilli from the Jungle Book, days, weeks, months, and more, without even the option for human contact. That is being alone as a child. Playing in the woods by yourself is not even close to being alone. Having a family unit does not count as being truly alone. Going to school, even if you're a loner, does not count as being truly alone.

Not seeing any human life for prolonged periods of time, that is being truly alone.

Living by yourself and still going to the shops, driving on roads where there are other people, seeing a TV, hearing a radio, even chatting on a forum, would automatically cancel that person's 'alone' feelings. They might still feel lonely, but they are not alone.

If you work alone, then having a job suggests you get paid, which suggests you have customers, suppliers, etc. This means that person is not alone, as they interact with other people, e.g. customers, suppliers, accountants, and such.

Please, please, please, can we recognise the difference between having NOBODY around you, and thus NO OPTION to to see/hear/speak to another person….can we recognise the difference between that and choosing to hang out with nobody. If there is the availability of choosing to be by yourself or with other people, then you are not alone.

have it your own way mate, I KNOW in an emergency I can do without other people, I don't have the NEED that most do to be with others, I find most of the general public to be stupid and boring.

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comments like the above make me realise why I sometimes despise others.