Solitude or Company?

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2 years ago

Good day everyone!!

First I'd like to thank all those who commented on my last article from two days ago, I took rest and I feel much better now so, I am back!

Wanna know how the presentation I talked about in my last article went? Well, after grieving the lost of my file for some time, I had to do it something. I improvised. My presentation was somehow rushed but it still went quite okay. A friend gave me a helping hand in compiling the works for me and all I had to do was study it, since it isn't initially my work. All thanks to her!!

I felt the need to rest and detox after the whole thing that's why I haven't been active for the past two days. I buried myself in absolute solitude and aloneness and yeah, it felt very good. Infact that's what I am writing about today.

From an early age of ten, I have always wanted to live alone. This isn't because I hate my home or the people in it, but because....well, I don't really know the reason. I just love being alone, at all times. I know it's good to socialise and I do that only because I am interested in people, I talk to know more, not to forget or bury. I still live with my family but I am secretly saving money to have an apartment of my own (please don't tell them! ๐Ÿ˜›).

For me, solitude is more than just being physically alone, in a quiet environment, with birds singing incomprehensible yet melodious songs or the cool breeze or sound of rustling leaves from the trees around. For me, solitude has little to do with the environment but more with myself. Solitude for me doesn't necessarily mean absolute silence. It's more like talking with yourself. Not arguing but talking in absolute harmony. Not with a voice that you created or assume it's the real you, but with something much deeper, beyond that voice. I hope you get what I mean. Although being in a very quite environment helps me feel more at rest, what evokes that voice is still a mystery to me.

Guess where this is? A mosque.. It's peaceful, quiet and brings a feeling of bring free of the world and all its ruckus. I am going to make a practice of going to the mosque every Saturday just to sit there even without doing anything. The house is like a marketplace now and on top of that, I heard my aunt whisper to me that there're going to be visitors who are also mothers of young children, which means children infiltrating the house, which means screaming, shouting crying, playing and scattering, which means disruption of my peace๐Ÿ˜Œ. Had to find an escape so I came here. It's not like I don't like visitors visiting us, it's just the noise and commotion they usually come with. Later in the day, I will go back home and greet them.

These people look like they are having a meeting. Can't really tell! If there were drinks and food. I might have interfered!๐Ÿ˜‚

People are blessing. We an learn alot form our associations with people. But don't you think that those things you might unlearn when you associate more with people where picked up in the first place as a result of association with people? My point is that the way we behave, react and think is largely influenced by the environment we grew up in, which means the kind of people we associate with. Is there a way we would have be if we didn't pick up habits and behavioural patterns from people whether consciously or subconsciously right from a young age? Could that be who we truly are? I don't even know if that makes sense.

All in all, we are far beyond the concept we hold of ourselves, our so-called values and beliefs. These were all imposed from an outer source. Our environment. Society. I don't know the real nature, but I am certain that embarking on that unravelling journey is the most fulfilling thing a person would ever do. My solitude helps me with that journey!

Over to you, which do you prefer? Solitude or Company? Remember, keeping company with the right people can have similar effect. By right people I am talking about those who understand you up to a certain level. Those people you can rub souls with. I like company too. I have learnt a lot from the people in my life. There's always something new to learn about others and about yourself.

Thanks for reading.

Yours layly.

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My dear friend, I am glad that you were finally able to complete your project successfully. Many people like being in the community and many others like being alone. You are one of those people who enjoys being alone, and this is probably a sign that your personality is introverted.

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2 years ago

I would say that too. I derive more happiness from solitude than I do in crowds.

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2 years ago

I think the right answer isn't one of the two but it's all about balancing both. In as much as we need each other's company, a little solitude is also good at one point or the other, it's all about balance ๐Ÿ˜‰

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2 years ago

I agree with this. Life is all about balancing.

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2 years ago

No doubt that our characters are influenced by the community we join but it a bit more logical

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2 years ago

Agreed.

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2 years ago

Sometimes I love to be alone, sometimes I want company๐Ÿ˜€

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2 years ago

We need both actually.

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2 years ago

It's solitude fir me, any day any time. Overcrowding can kill somebody ๐Ÿคง

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2 years ago

Definitely alone.

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2 years ago

Yeah.

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