a thought.
and here is a proper definition: Being apart from others; solitary.
Being without anyone or anything else; only.
Considered separately from all others of the same class.- brought to you by my handy Websters dictionary. And a thought occurs to me... what is so wrong with the entire idea of being "alone"? It seems that every place you look people are so quick to attach themselves to someone or something... and just kind of settle for whatever they can find. It seems in this era that "single" as in... alone or "my themselves" people are really scorned... given some version of the scarelet letter is what im trying to say. And... for what? I did a little experiment the other day... painfully (at first) placing myself for lunch in a restaurant.. BY MYSELF. No friends, no books, no magazines, nothing but myself and a tall glass of lemonade my waiter brought... after asking me if "anybody would be joining me". After spiking my lemonade with vodka from my very concealed flask... I slowly eased into the idea of being "alone". Alone in the sense that being single can and should be a breath of fresh air. No longer should I need to feel like validating myself by the company of another... not all the time. And as I sat in my chair at the nice resturant all by myself I realized it's not always necessary to use all the books, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends etc. as "safe-guards" in order to feel alright with just being. Sometimes, and many times in life being "alone" can be surprisingly inviting.
Being without anyone or anything else; only.
Considered separately from all others of the same class.- brought to you by my handy Websters dictionary. And a thought occurs to me... what is so wrong with the entire idea of being "alone"? It seems that every place you look people are so quick to attach themselves to someone or something... and just kind of settle for whatever they can find. It seems in this era that "single" as in... alone or "my themselves" people are really scorned... given some version of the scarelet letter is what im trying to say. And... for what? I did a little experiment the other day... painfully (at first) placing myself for lunch in a restaurant.. BY MYSELF. No friends, no books, no magazines, nothing but myself and a tall glass of lemonade my waiter brought... after asking me if "anybody would be joining me". After spiking my lemonade with vodka from my very concealed flask... I slowly eased into the idea of being "alone". Alone in the sense that being single can and should be a breath of fresh air. No longer should I need to feel like validating myself by the company of another... not all the time. And as I sat in my chair at the nice resturant all by myself I realized it's not always necessary to use all the books, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends etc. as "safe-guards" in order to feel alright with just being. Sometimes, and many times in life being "alone" can be surprisingly inviting.