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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you're the only one. I think part of it is the way our society has evolved, where we live in small nuclear family units and often move far away where we grew up, with a lot of people also moving frequently throughout their adult lives. But I think part of it is just the stark reality of human consciousness that Joseph Conrad captured so eloquently: "We live, as we dream - alone."

There was something else I read as a kid in a SciFi book that really struck me and has always stayed with me, and I think about it in moments when I'm feeling particularly alone. It was in the Castle of Wizardry, the fourth book in the Belgariad series by David Eddings:

"Oh, Aunt Pol," he said, very close to tears. "What's the matter, dear?" she asked, carefully smoothing his hair.
"I'm so *lonely.*"
"Is *that* all?"
He lifted his head and stared at her incredulously. He had not expected that at all.
"Everyone is lonely, dear," she explained, drawing him close to her. "We touch other people only briefly, then we're alone again. You'll get used to it in time."

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Thank you for this.  A very thoughtful response and quite true.[/quote]

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