Cunningham
ENG 102- 3rd
June 29,2017
Loneliness
Thinking about the word lonely, more than likely people always refer to it with a negative connotation. Being alone is not always a bad state of being for a person. Loneliness causes people to have time for themselves. The word loneliness is defined as “ affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone” (“Loneliness”). However, Not everyone who is alone is lonely. Society should look at the word loneliness in a positive way because in reality loneliness is not a sad nor miserable state of being, it is relaxation to oneself.
Loneliness is not being physically alone. For example, A person could be taking a walk, yet thinking about ways …show more content…
Although alone and lonely are often thought of as being one in the same, alone doesn’t equal loneliness. Learning to be alone may be initially scary but once mastered serves as the cornerstone for your development and growth as a human being (“The Importance of Being Alone. ”). Evidently, when a person is alone, mentally, they will be brought down, as they needed a friend to let their problems out to; however, if a person feels the need to be alone they will benefit from the time spent alone and will enjoy their time spent alone. Furthermore, if a person has tasks for the day to accomplish, setting the tasks as their priorities and not to their friends will help them get to accomplish the tasks. By not talking to many people and focusing on priorities, people will get more done when they are …show more content…
While people think about what someone mentions the previous day or simply minutes before, they are stuck on the idea someone else has brought up. However, if a person has the time to think to him or herself and come up with different ideas they will finally start becoming creative in the way they think. In the future, People will find solace in the company that matters most: the relationship they have with themselves ("The Importance of Being Alone”). On the contrary, some people benefit from the ideas brought to them from friends and acquaintance, but when do others consider their words and ideas. Spending time alone will allow people to think outside the box and come up with creative ideas, as other people does not already burn them