Here’s Why You’re Confusing Solitude With Loneliness
“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” (Paul Tillich)
Loneliness is much different from solitude and many people confuse the two with each other.
If you like yourself, you have no problem with being alone. When you accept yourself completely, you’ll enjoy having quiet time away from all the external noise. You’ll feel happy when alone and also when surrounded by other people.
Few get this.
Defining Terms
Let’s go through the definition of both loneliness as well as solitude and explore the differences between the two so that we don’t get stuck in a state of confusion:
Loneliness: The state of sadness because one has no friends or company; isolation.
Solitude: The state or situation of being alone.
So, from these two quick definitions, we get a basic idea of the major difference between loneliness and solitude. The major difference between the two states is the way that the individual approaches the topic of being alone mentally.
Picture, you are someone who is struggling with feeling lonely even though you might have people around you. One of the major reasons why you feel lonely in this…
