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Friday, January 14, 2011
solitude vs isolation
:Solitude vivifies; isolation kills.” —Abbé Joseph Roux, 19th-century priest and poet
Perhaps in one sense, yes. But Robinson Crusoe taught me that I am really never alone. I might feel that I am, but feelings have their own agenda and can't be trusted.
Perhaps in one sense, yes. But Robinson Crusoe taught me that I am really never alone. I might feel that I am, but feelings have their own agenda and can't be trusted.
ReplyDeleteRight on!
ReplyDeleteit could also be that the best 'solitude" is found being with others..
I love the phrase "extroverted monasticism" that someone coined