Solitude

We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart constantly and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together. I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude. So cherish your solitude. "Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here". Believe in kissing. Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude. In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

P.S - In cognizance with Eve Ensler