Solitude

unhappy because of being alone, solitude is a condition of peace from one’s choice to be alone. Loneliness is a prison of the mind, where one involuntarily resides, but constantly longs to escape, whereas solitude is a peaceful and quiet garden, where one is content with the absence of others. With happiness the ultimate goal, or the top of the ladder, loneliness is a step down, while solitude is a step up, leading to contentment and eventually happiness. Solitude is much preferable to…

Research Silence and Solitude Silence and solitude are two of the most overlooked spiritual disciplines, but they are two of the most beneficial disciplines in a Christian’s life. Donald S. Whitney defines these two practices in his book “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” as follow: “The Discipline of silence is the voluntary and temporary abstention from speaking so that a certain spiritual goals might be sought,” and “Solitude is the spiritual discipline of voluntarily and…

knowledge in his head. When obtaining this knowledge and making his creations Victor begins to seclude himself from everyone and everything. As the story goes on its evident that solitude does play an important role in the story, but solitude was not always beneficial for both Victor Frankenstein and his monster. Solitude caused unfeasible decisions for the characters. Victor often did things that he thought was good for himself but in reality he was harming himself. This is shown when Victor…

snowing and cold. I went outside for a grand total of six minutes and 17 second. I wandered my yard aimlessly, tried to climb a tree (I failed). I lied down in the snow and looked at the gray sky I realized two things on this quest for the solitude. First, that upstate New York, specifically Ithaca, is a barren tundra with six month long winters. Second, I realized that I could not have lived in the 1800s. I immediately scurried into my house, grabbed a blanket, turned the television…

Self Discovery in Solitude It is true that a picture holds a thousand words but sometimes one thousand words is too many, and it is more meaningful to be able to express your thoughts within a few hundred or less words. In the past week I have been writing a half/full page journal entry each night about what it means to be alone. During this process I realized that my time spent alone was minimal. This is unfortunate because spending time in solitude for self discovery and creative thinking is…

The definition of solitude is the remoteness from habitations as of a place or absence of human activity. Humans tend to live around other people because it makes it easier to gain resources but are people truly capable nowadays of living in solitude in nature and surviving. In Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer Chris attempts to live in solitude but fails to survive. Even before he goes into the wild to endure this challenge human intervention does not allow him to gain an understanding of the…

spending time in solitude can lead to great discoveries and benefits. Many scientific studies have also shown that solitude on the contrary of loneliness is often to be considered to have a positive outcome rather than a negative. In fact solitude can have such a great impact on human beings that if exposed to the right environment settings and having the right characteristics an individual can experience freedom, creativity and less pressure. Freedom is one of the major benefits of solitude,…

Solitude and its Importance In today's society, community is a small part of happiness. The more friends someone has or the more liked they feel, the more they enjoy life. They are happier because they feel wanted and popular. This feeling often feeds ego, but it also makes people able to enjoy more things in life. In the article “ End of Solitude” by William Deresiewicz, Deresiewicz says “Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be…

The lack of solitude in modern-day society has dramatically diminished the quality of interpersonal relationships; however, new technology has provided a unique community for people to thrive in, emphasizing the need for a healthy balance between the two. During the recent reports that have been done on the effects of solitude and technology, one term has developed that is used to measure the interpersonal relationships that society has: social capital. Social capital, defined as “the capacity…

What is solitude and how do we define solitude? According to the dictionary, solitude is the state of being alone. We define it as a lonely uninhabited place, or separation from others. However, Montaigne defines solitude as a completely different meaning. He defines it as being comfortable with one’s self once you are at leisure(retire). I find that both definitions prove to be an accurate description of the meaning of solitude. After fully reading Of Solitude, I can say that out of all the…