Modern life seems set up so that we can avoid loneliness at all costs, but maybe it's worthwhile to face it occasionally. The further we push aloneness away, the less are we able to cope with it, and the more terrifying it gets. Some philosophers believe that loneliness is the only true feeling there is. We live orphaned on a tiny rock in the immense vastness of space, with no hint of even the simplest form of life anywhere around us for billions upon billions of miles, alone beyond all imagining. We live locked in our own heads and can never entirely know the experience of another person. Even if we're surrounded by family and friends, we journey into death completely alone. Michael Finkel
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To be lonely is one thing, to live alone is another. People can avoid being lonely if they find other people to share their lives with. Some people think that living alone is fine but it depends on the person's lifestyle. If you are not comfortable being alone then you should not live alone because it may cause anxiety for you.

The author of this quote talks about life being an experience where you are abandoned by others. He has experienced all these things and he wants you to take it seriously so that you don't have to repeat his mistakes.

Source: The Stranger In The Woods: The Extraordinary Story Of The Last True Hermit

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