Everything around us wants us to consume, to be in a group, to feel good and comfortable with our world. A world of people that are disconnected by the very devices they use to commutate with each other.
I think it is perfectly fine to have some space for yourself. You can't be around even your family forever. The idea of being a extrovert all the time is exhausting to me. But hey more power to you, if that's what you like doing. By giving myself solitude and space, it is easy to reflect on the things I have learned or dealing with. I too struggle with problems like everyone else.
The struggle of parents not accepting me for who I am. But as I reflect, I understand that they do not need to completely accept me. No, it is more important to accept me for who I am. I am not on the best terms or worst terms with my parents but I do feel the need to learn, to go past them and their old traditions.
I balance hanging out and talking to people with solitude alone. But not really much isolation.
To be isolated is to remove yourself from the world and stop absorbing new things. Why, if you stay under the rock too long, it will rain! Finding a balance of personal time for growth versus working with others I believe is a vital element to spiritual growth. We all are growing slowly but surely but we do not exist alone in the world, either. A balance as in all things.
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