@AndrewW said it best. Sharing solitude with someone who also appreciates it - being alone, together, if you will - is absolutely the best possible experience.
A song called "If" (Bread) comes to mind.
I too know the game of trying to share an experience, but everybody else is too busy checking notifications and checking up on news to really even experience the experience. You say, "Hey look, an alligator!" or whatever and they wait a moment and look up and say, "What did you say?" This experience causes going with others to feel more lonely than solo, and reminds us of why we enjoy solo.
@Akicita knows the game, kudos to you my friend.
@OTH Overland That "Off Button" is my whole life. People have often questioned my behavior and challenged my decision to never read the news. I can't control the weather in Europe, so why read about it? I can't stop the wars in Asia, so why bother myself with them? I don't live in ignorance, but I refuse to concern myself with what I cannot affect. I think that the human mind is not designed to be able to absorb and comprehend the amount of information that people expose themselves to, in this modern era of free information. And that's not even to mention the infinite amount of MISinformation.
@Moment4Life Positive in, positive out, that's the way to live. Being angry or dejected or getting caught up on any feeling is ultimately a waste of time. Going and DOING something often brings about feelings, but pursuing just the feelings is what brings about addictions and depression. I think that's why most relationships and trend-surfers fall off along the way. They lose the feelings and split, because they aren't actually interested in the individual person or activity that they are involved with.
A song called "If" (Bread) comes to mind.
I too know the game of trying to share an experience, but everybody else is too busy checking notifications and checking up on news to really even experience the experience. You say, "Hey look, an alligator!" or whatever and they wait a moment and look up and say, "What did you say?" This experience causes going with others to feel more lonely than solo, and reminds us of why we enjoy solo.
@Akicita knows the game, kudos to you my friend.
@OTH Overland That "Off Button" is my whole life. People have often questioned my behavior and challenged my decision to never read the news. I can't control the weather in Europe, so why read about it? I can't stop the wars in Asia, so why bother myself with them? I don't live in ignorance, but I refuse to concern myself with what I cannot affect. I think that the human mind is not designed to be able to absorb and comprehend the amount of information that people expose themselves to, in this modern era of free information. And that's not even to mention the infinite amount of MISinformation.
@Moment4Life Positive in, positive out, that's the way to live. Being angry or dejected or getting caught up on any feeling is ultimately a waste of time. Going and DOING something often brings about feelings, but pursuing just the feelings is what brings about addictions and depression. I think that's why most relationships and trend-surfers fall off along the way. They lose the feelings and split, because they aren't actually interested in the individual person or activity that they are involved with.
