Loneliness is not being alone, but being empty.

Huck Clemen
Nov 7 · 4 min read

Loneliness is one of the evils of our time. We try to avoid it by using all possible means. We immerse ourselves in a frenzy of stimuli to forget it. “We want distraction, a panorama of visions, sounds, emotions and excitement in which to accumulate as many things as possible in the shortest possible time,” said Alan Watts.

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Loneliness is not being alone. But being empty.

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