No
noise… no war…
If we become our own friend…
Can the mind simply stay still when told to “just be”?
No, it cannot!
It begins to think again.
Silently, it starts a war within itself.
The diameter of the circle called thought keeps expanding.
Yet its motion remains circular confined to the path of that very diameter.
A great poet once wrote, “Can sweetness be found in solitude?”
What did he mean by that?
Is solitude cruel?
Can a person truly find joy within the feeling of being alone?
Perhaps that song arose in the poet’s heart just to provoke such questions in ours.
Is there a connection between “solitude” and “selfishness”?
Some may say yes.
And perhaps there is some truth in that.
But when does solitude become selfishness?
A question that demands deep contemplation.
If someone, while being among others, feels jealous that those around them might benefit from their presence, and thus creates solitude for themselves.
Then that solitude may be born of selfishness.
If someone, while being among others, believes their presence only wastes others’ time, and so withdraws to seek solitude can such a person be called selfish?
And if someone chooses to spend more time in solitude, does that make them pitiable?
Not at all!
If we make ourselves our own friend,
If we truly understand ourselves,
Then the feeling called solitude disappears.
Purity blends into our emotions.
Not only that this emotional clarity expands the way we see others.
It gives rise to a mindset that shares the comfort and joy within our own circle of ease with those around us.
This isn’t a scientifically proven truth.
It is a critique born from emotion.
Until we meet again,
With love,
Sakthi Sakthidasan
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