Loneliness

I am having another very interesting discussion on Jatland. About Loneliness.

Loneliness

I am alone but not lonely,with so much to do, I Write and Paint and a visit to Jatland at least once a day.I find that I am short of time.However ,I think a number of us, the visitors to the forums are not only alone but also lonely, and find some solace here, to that extent a very good service.It is essential for each one to find a way to over come one's loneliness, being alone is OK and one can live with it.

BLS31 (Discussion Starter)



Sir

Don't think yourself as alone, atleast I am with you. We all respect you like an elder of the family and I have already decided to pay you a visit whenever I came back to India. You are a source of inspiration to atleast me in many ways.
regards and love

Rajesh



Loneliness

Thanks for the sentiments expressed . you are welcome. take my 'loneliness' as the privilege of a writer, It was a message to those who are not only alone but also lonely, It would be nice to meet you when you visit India, incidentally, things are not that bad, with a daughter in New York, 45 mts of tele-talk,e mail, every week, son in Delhi, brothers in Dehradun and friends in Noida.
best

Brigadier Lakshman
BLS31

Here is when things got interesting for me-

loneliness

I didn't quite understand in what way you were using 'loneliness' when I first saw the post. But I see it again and see words like writer and privilege. I agree being a writer or for that matter involved in any creative pursuits is a very lonely exercise. I know because of our social settings (read family) we are not lonely. But deep down inside we are. At least I am. Let me explain.

However hard I try to explain my loved ones about my ideas, they still cannot understand them. They don't know my world as well as I do. So my friends although want to understand me and want to help me but, they can't. Ultimately I am alone there. The insipiration to create something comes and I am left alone to deal with it.

Almost anything worth doing in this world has a compelling path where one finds oneself alone. I read somewhere that the price of being a sheep is BOREDOM, while the price of being a wolf is LONELINESS. Choose what you want to be. And that has stuck with me since. Slowly like you said, I am getting used to the loneliness. Its not so bad. Sure I want to enjoy the chaos the world offers when I feel tired of my loneliness. It gives me matter to delve in my hibernation.

And when I read two lines written by a person like you, I immediatly feel a connection. So sir, all the best for your creative endeavours. I hope to read something written or painted by you that will be truly amazing. That will just blow my mind or move me like I have never been moved before. Or even if you don't end up with the next 'Old man and the sea' manuscript, your journey on your path alone will be satisfying to say the least.

Regards
Sumeet



@Sumeet


I guess you are talking about solitude not loneliness here, I like solitude too. I like to have my office (work and home office as well) doors closed just about all the time.

Amit Chillar




Brigadier Uncle,
In contrast to the title of this thread, i would say or rather i believe that "A Person with a Glorious past as of yours and such a beautiful treasure of memories can't be lonely". To me, that is what precisely you meant to convey.

I agree with Amit when he equates the scenario to 'solitude' and not 'loneliness'. "ekantwaas srijanatamak hota hai".

Solitude is beautiful, productive and constructive where as 'lonelinesss' is self defeating and destuctive. More over most famoust creations (poetry, prose or scintific dicoveries) of the world were born in solitude.

So, uncle ji keep blessing and sharing 'those' beautiful thoughts!

Sateypal




@Sateypal Deshwal & Amit Chillar

I looked up the words in dictionary after reading your posts. Yes you can replace my 'loneliness' with 'solitude' mainly because loneliness is defined as a situation or a period of time, sad and spent alone. So yes it has some negative connotations. While solitude is defined as a pleasant state of being alone.

But again I can't stop myself in saying that not all creative endeavours are happy experiences. Any creative person will agree to that. Writers spend sleepness nights, poets take shelter of psychedelic substances, painters live in abject poverty, and so on. But they still would not do anything else with their lives. Sure some of them are bummers trying to run away from real life and job. But most want to create because they are unhappy with the present state of their life and world. They want to change that. And they think they can.

Gandhi did it, and so did Hitler.

Yet they were alone when they started. And very unhappy.

Just my two cents.

Regards,

Sumeet


Like before I waited for a couple of days for people to respond and take it forward but, no result. I think I scared them off. It would be great to hear your opinion on the whole thing. Just leave a comment...

Almost Human

My colleague in Taiwan, Sebastian is vocalist of a popular heavy metal band called, ahem, Almost Human. (I love it!)

Check him out chilling in a retaurant.

Although the blog is a lot in chinese but they do sing english songs.

A word of caution - not for the faint hearted. It is 'extreme music for extreme people'.

Good to have talented friends. Finally, I have a ROCKSTAR friend in Taipei.