Tony the Beat Poet says the words alone, lonely and lonliness are three of the most powerful words in the English language. I agree with Tony. Those words say that we are human; they are like the words hunger and thirst. But they are not words about the body, they are words about the soul
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Words like alone and lonely describe the human soul, not the body.
- In plain terms
- Loneliness is a feeling of the soul, similar to physical hunger or thirst.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge loneliness as a deep spiritual need.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does my loneliness tell me?
- How can I nourish my soul?
Another view
Loneliness also has physical and social components.
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