“To find the right and lasting answer to loneliness, we must first cease to run away from it, for thought is ever seeking a refuge, an escape. Only when the mind-heart can accept this void unconditionally, yielding to it without any motive, without hope or fear that there can be its transformation.”
— J. Krishnamurti
Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Why am I lonely?”
Loneliness has always been public enemy number one. Ironically, avoiding it is like ignoring a fire in your kitchen—it can burn down the house.
Loneliness is a symptom, not a problem. Observe it without motive, hope, or fear, and it will expose the real issues you’re struggling with—lack of social connections, or an over-reliance on external factors for your self-esteem, or a refusal to confront unresolved issues.
Without facing these issues head-on, how will you discover what you want and don’t want? How will you discover who you are? And aren’t “Who am I?” and “What do I want?” the most pressing questions that we’re seeking answers to?