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Have you ever felt isolated and all alone?
Have you ever felt isolated and all alone? Not everyone is so fortunate to be surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. Everyone at one time or another experiences loneliness of one type or another be it physical or mental.
A child can feel all alone growing up. A person can feel all alone in a crowded city, a family can feel all alone in a new country, a country can feel all alone in the world. Loneliness is akin to heartache in that it is one of the greatest challenges anyone can experience or go through. It may be hard to believe for someone experiencing loneliness but the truth is no one is ever really alone.
Everyone during good times, bad times and all times has three trusty companions that will never ever leave or forsake them, me, myself and I. Together these three companions can be your best friend or your worst enemy. They can guide you to the light or cause you to get lost in the dark. Either way me, myself and I are always there from the moment your born until the day you die.
The good news for me, myself and I are the myriads of friends from which to choose from. A good friend in time of need is Faith. Having Faith around brightens up the darkest of days. Faith is the cynosure by which the lost can find their way. Faith is the belief in the unseen or the unknown that things can and will work out for the better.
With the largest population in the world’s history no one today should feel lonely yet some still do. Somewhere out there are children growing up with out parents or any other guiding sources to depend on. There are those who have experienced the loss of a loved one or someone equally as close like a friend or mentor. There are the homeless, the disenfranchised and mentally heterodox that have no one to turn to and no place to go.
It’s said that the rock and roll icon Elvis Presley died a lonely man. Everyone loved Elvis the singer but was anyone really close with Elvis the man? How many true friends did he actually have? Fortune and fame do not always bring happiness. Close relationships do.
In addition to Faith it is a good idea to have a good relationship with Hope. Where there is Hope there is hope. The hopeless man lies over and gives up the man with hope carries on and never gives up.
In surfing many of the best rides are when the surfer faces seemingly impossible odds of making the wave but hangs in there anyway hoping to make it and then does. Long after many surfers would have jumped off the surfer filled with hope keeps going. A surfer may be riding deep inside a dark tube all by himself but as long as he has hope he is not alone.
He who finds a true friend in this world is truly fortunate. Far better than fortune and fame is love. Love is by far the greatest companion anyone can ever have. Why is it so many people desire fortune and fame? Could it be an attempt at trying to satisfy a deeper need for something far greater?
Who knows, beneath all the pomp and glamour maybe such celebrities as Brittany Spears, Nichole Ritchie and Donald Trump are actually lonely people. They certainly work at attracting as much attention as they can. Why do they seem to need so much attention when they seem to already have all the fortune and fame they need? Perhaps they are in need of real down to earth honest love.
Being alone can be positive. From time to time most everyone wants to get away from it all, take a break from society and life in general. Some surf, play golf or go fishing to get away from the daily hustle and bustle of life. Others read books, watch movies or travel to remote areas to escape. Some take mental vacations by meditating or prayer.
Being alone isn’t always being lonely, being without Faith, Hope and Love is. Heaven forbid, but if you ever do find yourself feeling lonely remember even behind the darkest of clouds the sun still shines. Have faith maintain hope and above all things else know that love will save the day. Aloha.
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