Satan on Lonliness
Sprout wrote:
"now you tell me about the elevator. people dont know about this
elevator. i wish there was a portal to your body/mind/whatever you
are, like in being john malkovich. what about loneliness? it's
sometimes hell and makes you want do things with people you dont care
about, but sometimes it's nice and is like growing into your own needs
rather than someone else's. wait, does that make sense? anyway ttyl"
Dear Sprout,
Messing around with someone you don't care about: are you really
complaining about this? Stress in relationships usually comes from
caring--one of those good types of problems. If you don't care about
them, go to town! Use 'em and loose 'em. Love 'em and leave 'em.
Now, In terms of being on one's own, I have lots of experience.
Haven't you heard? Satan is an only child! Well...except that I may
unknowingly have brothers and sisters; devil spawn are everywhere.
There're two main types of being by oneself--loneliness and solitude.
Loneliness is melancholy that comes from the lack of familiar
environments (i.e. foreign people, places, emotions, circumstances).
Solitude is being alone without being lonely. At first glance,
solitude looks like a better deal than loneliness, but, that's not
always so. For some people, loneliness can serve as a muse for
creativity or personal growth. While in other cases, solitude can
insulate people and let them retreat into themselves, rejecting
community or change. Solitude is emotionally safer because loneliness
can lead to abnormal behavior. (But who wants to be normal anyway?)
Depending on where you stand, either can be heaven, hell, or both.
"now you tell me about the elevator. people dont know about this
elevator. i wish there was a portal to your body/mind/whatever you
are, like in being john malkovich. what about loneliness? it's
sometimes hell and makes you want do things with people you dont care
about, but sometimes it's nice and is like growing into your own needs
rather than someone else's. wait, does that make sense? anyway ttyl"
Dear Sprout,
Messing around with someone you don't care about: are you really
complaining about this? Stress in relationships usually comes from
caring--one of those good types of problems. If you don't care about
them, go to town! Use 'em and loose 'em. Love 'em and leave 'em.
Now, In terms of being on one's own, I have lots of experience.
Haven't you heard? Satan is an only child! Well...except that I may
unknowingly have brothers and sisters; devil spawn are everywhere.
There're two main types of being by oneself--loneliness and solitude.
Loneliness is melancholy that comes from the lack of familiar
environments (i.e. foreign people, places, emotions, circumstances).
Solitude is being alone without being lonely. At first glance,
solitude looks like a better deal than loneliness, but, that's not
always so. For some people, loneliness can serve as a muse for
creativity or personal growth. While in other cases, solitude can
insulate people and let them retreat into themselves, rejecting
community or change. Solitude is emotionally safer because loneliness
can lead to abnormal behavior. (But who wants to be normal anyway?)
Depending on where you stand, either can be heaven, hell, or both.