Abrazando la Soledad / Embracing loneliness

Human nature tends to lead individuals to socialize, but as if it were an act of rebellion against it, there are those who prefer to spend time alone; enjoying brief or long moments of solitude. Demonstrating that this can be a refuge to separate for a brief moment from the chaotic world in which we live our day to day. On the contrary, for many people, being alone can imply moments of displeasure for feeling "left out or ignored by the world".

As unbelievable as it may sound, for many people solitude comes to mean a pleasure; where the individual can enjoy time away from the distractions of the world and have the opportunity to engage in everything from introspection to reflecting on day-to-day situations. Accepting solitude can involve a certain degree of intellectual and emotional awareness. Generally the path to that level of reasoning leads to revealing the true SELF, but the price to pay for it tends to be high, most people will walk away but at a certain point you will begin to meet wonderful people; as Nietzsche said: "... no price is too high for the privilege of being oneself".

Accepting and learning to enjoy loneliness is not an easy process, many find it difficult to cope with for fear of ending up isolated or forgotten. In most cases, they devise ways to be with other people to reduce the feeling of rejection in which they often find themselves. In contrast, those who appreciate this aspect of their life usually take advantage of it to experience freedom and self-love; Nietzsche said: "Bad self-love makes loneliness a prison".

We can say that loneliness is a process from which no person escapes, clarifying that being alone is not the same as feeling alone; the first is the total absence of company, the second implies experiencing feeling alone even with the company of other people. It is up to each individual how to handle this process.