"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds."
Edward Abbey



Wednesday, October 17, 2012


“Could Loneliness and Happiness Work Together in Harmony?
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            As an extrovert myself, this question is a bit daunting, but at the same time, one that brings about a valid point. All too often extroverts rely on others to recharge them, gripping to the energy that encompasses large groups of people like a coffee addict who cannot start the day without their first sip. It is important for everyone to understand who they are and how interactions with others affect them, all the while accepting and appreciating the differences of others.

            Introverts understand the depths of themselves and who they are as a person, they are their primary foundation, changing little to accommodate the responses and comments of others. I find that when I am surrounded and totally encompassed in the serenity of nature, as Joseph Conrad refers to in his novel, Heart of Darkness, “…went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver,” (Conrad). I am answered, through nature,  that loneliness and happiness can work together in harmony.

            Breaking from the usual routine not only makes one appreciate what they have, but it also makes them understand more of who they are. I am happy in the wilderness, I am an extrovert who is happy when I am lonely because it gives me a time to think about all of the people who have made me into the person I am, through chosen bits and pieces of others I have built a solid foundation of who I am today. In the loneliness and enormity of nature can relive the laughter of times past and appreciate the fulfillment that others bring me. Happiness is found in loneliness. 

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