notes on solitude
Solitude n. the state or situation of being alone. (syn. loneliness?, solitariness, isolation, seclusion, sequestration, withdrawal, privacy, peace) [Google]
Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, loss of loved ones, deliberate choice,infectious disease,mental disorders,neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway).
Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think or rest without being disturbed. It may be desired for the sake of privacy.
A distinction has been made between solitude and loneliness. In this sense, these two words refer, respectively, to the joy and the pain of being alone. [wikipedia.org]
“Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” - Paul Tillich (Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher and theologian.) [wikipedia.org]
What is Solitude?
By Hara Estroff Marano, published on July 01, 2003 - last reviewed on November 21, 2013
Loneliness is a negative state, marked by a sense of isolation. One feels that something is missing. It is possible to be with people and still feel lonely—perhaps the most bitter form of loneliness.
Solitude is the state of being alone without being lonely. It is a positive and constructive state of engagement with oneself. Solitude is desirable, a state of being alone where you provide yourself wonderful and sufficient company. [http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200308/what-is-solitude]
“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.”
―Charlotte Brontë,Jane Eyre
“If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.”
―Jean-Paul Sartre
“The more powerful and
Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, loss of loved ones, deliberate choice,infectious disease,mental disorders,neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway).
Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work, think or rest without being disturbed. It may be desired for the sake of privacy.
A distinction has been made between solitude and loneliness. In this sense, these two words refer, respectively, to the joy and the pain of being alone. [wikipedia.org]
“Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” - Paul Tillich (Paul Johannes Tillich (August 20, 1886 – October 22, 1965) was a German-American Christian existentialist philosopher and theologian.) [wikipedia.org]
What is Solitude?
By Hara Estroff Marano, published on July 01, 2003 - last reviewed on November 21, 2013
Loneliness is a negative state, marked by a sense of isolation. One feels that something is missing. It is possible to be with people and still feel lonely—perhaps the most bitter form of loneliness.
Solitude is the state of being alone without being lonely. It is a positive and constructive state of engagement with oneself. Solitude is desirable, a state of being alone where you provide yourself wonderful and sufficient company. [http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200308/what-is-solitude]
“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.”
―Charlotte Brontë,Jane Eyre
“If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.”
―Jean-Paul Sartre
“The more powerful and