Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Emotional isolation is a profound form of suffering that can outweigh material lack.
- In plain terms
- Feeling alone is a deep kind of poverty.
- What can you take from it?
- Address loneliness as seriously as material needs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who feels lonely in your circle?
- How can you make others feel wanted?
Another view
Material poverty can also cause extreme suffering regardless of social ties.
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