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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Loneliness? - Solitude? - Insitutionalized?



The most talked/discussed and perhaps the most shitty phase one experiences {atleast most of the world believes the same.}

Loneliness aka running short of souls around you to support or atleast converse when you need them the most, lost someone precious who took you to the tip of bliss and a delicate piece of shit made you fall right down on your face. Friends, lovers, so called "Gf/Bf" {God, I hate those words} stuff, every person whom you were deeply hooked on to, left within a blink of an eye. Nothing left but tears to wipe out and all the time in the world to think about the heavenly spent past. An emotional stage of the soul which is utterly suffering from the lack of love and care which was once glued to it, that later got brutally snatched. Hmm... yeah!

There may also be a kind of loneliness which you may feel even if you're amidst your best of friends, having fun and laughing with them but still somewhere inside you feel that you're alone. But then thats not "loneliness" et all, its just a feeling of "discontentment" as if something is missing from that particular scene. Also, the loneliness which generally one feels in certain mood swings is nothing but idiotic state of mind. Because if its "actually" there, then the strokes aren't just limited to mood swings and rather injects pain each moment of the day while you try hard breathing. I've always believed that mental suffering is anytime worst than anything else in this world, and loneliness proudly farts amongst the top list in this genre.
Now, in order to cope up with the actual "loneliness", its amply credible that one may lead to some primary stages of depression. None of us here want to be alone or feel melancholy even for a second, we hate it in true sense when loneliness actually strikes. But as time passes and things ought to remain the same, its then when we start getting used to it. It doesnt hurts as much like before, you start conceding yourself that maybe things were meant to be the same way. You start compromising with your fate, accepting the facts and realities. The mourning sessions in need of others start cutting down and comes up only at times.
And if things still keep surviving in the same manner, after a time there comes a phase when Solitude takes over. Solitude is far much different from loneliness. Loneliness is the phase where deficiency of people around hurts you, and you want to get over it asap. But solitude is the situation when one "itself" decides that he/she doesnt needs ANYONE anymore. Its a self decision of getting secluded from people. A period when you just decide to let everyone and everything go off. It can also be achieved when at times we just feel to cast-away ourselves from others. Also termed as a fact that maybe at times you just want to get away, just to be YOURSELF.

As brilliantly articulated by
German philosopher Paul Tillich, Language... has created the word loneliness to express the "pain" of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the "glory" of being alone.

Here, I am trying to peep into the reason why all such solitude may occur, few of the reasons are aforesaid. The other which i would light up is actually my current scene, and it can be truly asserted from the word
Institutionalized.

You might remember like Red says in The Shawshank Redemption regarding jail "
...these walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, it gets so you depend on 'em. That's 'institutionalized'..."

My opting for solitude occurred because of getting enough continuous hammering of "actual loneliness" till a LONG time that too when I lusted others exceedingly. The intravenous injections of hard drugs in form of pain and lack of love kept me blue till a long time. Later, when i flushed off my tears, there came a time when I got used to all the loneliness, but NOW its like I've got dependent on 'em. Aka, the craving for solitude took birth here. Being reclusive has taken off till a large extent, one can term myself as a Loner till far-off. Honestly, I was one maybe in the past too and capturing of solitude always turned me on in regular intervals, but NOW its like... it has shaped up into a full time business. The mind phase inside has gone, gone far ahead from all the usual socializing shits. Dont consider me into depression or grief, I've gone far ahead in that chase. Fly, fly, fly, fly, fly.....

The seclusion or loneliness which once may have felt agonizing has now reverted into a sweet pain. So if this solitude is sweet, I always needed a soul to share the pleasure of it, thus I just got committed to myself and the search which was in others, ended on ME. Like always I came to my rescue again. :)

I don't know whether its correct or not but I am dead sure I aint gonna return from the journey anywhere in near future, or maybe forever. This Christmas, I didn't asked God for ANYONE or any sort of happiness or heavenly bliss... but I just prayed him to grant me with enough strength to fight with everything around, which includes myself too. I wish he listens to atleast this one. :)

P.S.- I still can puke out zillion more words on all this, but i guess this much of shit will be enough to calm down my psychic brain for the moment. :P


55 Comments:

The Tentacles of Thought said...

True ...love has its side effects.the day u agree that love sux...ul start living a happier life...love makes u go blind...hate cures u.

Deepak said...

hey dude...
being lonely will not affect anyone when he is busy in other works...

Ashu said...

Trust me man, this is a gem. I am finding no words to express right now, but i would come back and post my long comment soon.........

its a pity that you update this space so sluggishly

d SINNER!!! said...

"If they answer not your call, walk alone, walk alone, walk alone"....

bt yea...one thing...when u r busy nthin affects u...bt if u r happy even when u r free and got nthin to do yet alone...thats awesome man!

nd anyways...its damn better to be lonely n alone...

Amrita said...

first,

thats a very interesting template u have there..its the first of its kind i ve seen...second on ur post...loneliness truly can mean a lot of things, it could be isolation, oralso being alone among a huge crowd..lonely with urself...i guess i will have to write a post to elucidate...but not now..nice write up.

Aditi aka Jiggs said...

hey
amazing post
i myself have gone thru the loniless phare n fianlly ended up in the solitute phase
i wanted to write abt it for a long time,u just inspired to me 2 do it
adding u to my blogroll
awsm post
this post will be pierced on my blog
cheers

annie said...

Rohit is that you???????? My goodness u have really come out of hiding from this post. I see a totally transformed person in these lines...a change in the sense of such level of deep thinking that puts "over the top" people to shape. Good yaa...am struggling in the loneliness phase. Donno for how long will this carry on.

Amrita said...

AWESOME post!!! Profound thots...

Cold & Silent..... said...

" i'm BY MYSELF but NOT ALONE..."

being by ur self and absence of dependance on others...(for wateva fuckin reason)...doesnt make u a loner...lonelines i just an illusion....u feel what u want to feel....
and although i "enjoy" the company of a few people.....i "luv" it when im all by myself.....

ps: i have the patience to read all the zillion words :)

Ashu said...

You rocking man!!!!!!!

c e e d y said...

dude - this is a very interesting post - I had read similar thoughts by OSHO where he talks about Loneliness and Aloneness....

There was a sentence there that has captured me forever - Break up or death from any relations - be it parents - GF?BF - friends etc etc creates an imaginary fear of loneliness - it is because you tend to live life based on others not the self.

happy New Year and keep up the wonderful work :)

TZP - do bar ho gaya - going once more tommorow :P

Shimmer said...

hmmm... insightful indeed... pensive mood... i guess i shuttle bak n forth between solitude n loneliness... nice post... brought bak some old hidden thots..

u take care...

n have a great new year.....

vitruvian said...

it all makes perfect sense...
but ur an extreme...
everyone shud really implement this in their lives...but in moderation...
theres always a mid-way..
happy new year...
hoping it gives u a lot of luck and happiness to cherish..
i also wish u peace of mind, soul and heart....
cheers! :)

divya said...

There may also be a kind of loneliness which you may feel even if you're amidst your best of friends, having fun and laughing with them but still somewhere inside you feel that you're alone.

This is something i feel almost all the time!!

prachi said...

oops.....sorry, i've got nothing new to add to the above comments. u knw how bad m at it. give me lessons someday.

hey btw.....ur psychic mind churning out some really brilliant thots...helping others to sort out their lives and m proud of u. :)

let the suffering dwindle with time. show ur psychic mind that come wat may, u wont let it hurt u and disturb u again.

*bas ek zaraa saath ho tera......* :)

keep it going
cheers :) >:D<

(¯`•._.•[Raaji]•._.•´¯) said...

awesome post :)

Matangi Mawley said...

hey.. gr8 post! hmm.. this post reminds me of osho.. i remember reading something like this written by him.. bt yes.. gr8 post!
n happy new yr!:)

ps: template awsome!

c e e d y said...

hey mr. lonely - do yourself a favor - go look in the mirror you will find another lonely soul there -make friends wid him and enjoy the coming year

Anjuli said...

Hey Rohit! dint read the post....was too impressed with ur page, what look dude!loved it.....

help me improve mine too......

Aphrodite said...

hey dude...thats some post...u literally spoke my mind....and ur page..is just really impressive..how did u do it??the constant background...thingie...??

phoenix said...

hey there pal!

loneliness strikes everyone but blogger is one place where no1 is lonely...we are all there for one another...but if thats not a consolation then it must be remembered that times are bound to change and be careful of what you wish for :P [i learnt it the bad way! :)]

take heart!

beautiful post!! :)

"SunShine" said...

A deeply thought post. There is nothing greater than the moment when you start enjoying life being alone..mind you ; it does not mean you are lonely. The solitude you mention here is most comforting phase where you are at your best. You tend to become self sufficient . Being emotionally self sufficient is the ideal state of Life IMO. But enjoying all those solitude moments makes you fall in love with life; you can sustain all that life/fate throws at you. Believe me life is at much peace.

utopia said...

i sooooooooo loveeeeee your template dude! loneliness seems to be the eternal friend. everyone can leave but not loneliness so i learnt how to embrace it, quite like it now and need it every now and then. sigh! happy happy new year! have a great year minus some of that loneliness though and with lots of fun and laughter!

Nisha said...

Language... has created the word loneliness to express the "pain" of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the "glory" of being alone...

Beautiful lines... and more importantly loved your post.. Theres so much to it than just the words..

But thrs one thng I'd like to put forth.. there is quite a dfference between "Solitude" and "Isolation".. Solitude keeps you calm.. gives you peace.. happiness..
Are you sure you are in this phase??

P.S : Wish you a great year ahead and I really am in love with your blog.. :)

Keep posting..
Cheers!!!

gunj said...

gr8 post n an equally lovely page! beautiful!

Alisha said...

aaah!!amazing blog ya!!

m realli sleepy right now..so making a mental note to read ur post the first thing tomorro...but absolutely love ur background!

do stay in touch..
cheerz
alisha

Ash said...

Beautifully well-written :)
Loved the Tillich quote too.

mansi said...

nice one ther.....specially the quotes........quiet original tghts.....

Preethi said...

I just simply hate being alone/lonely/solitude watever u may call it. So u explaining the psyche behind it in a step by step process is a revelation for me :) interesting! After reading the post tho' i strongly feel you still like being around ppl. You may wish to be otherwise but ur innate nature is in being 'social'. As for love have u heard this poem
" Across the gateway of my heart
i said "No thoroughfare"
But love came laughing by and cried
I enter everywhere!" ;)
Can't keep it away for long man...

lastly ur template....Is that from 'digital blasphemy'? i was blown away when i first saw his works years ago. It has been long... so i may be wrong.. Gr8 choice tho'

Sorry for the very loooong cmnt .. enjoyed writing here...

Pri said...

intense post there...*applauds*
some things there will be etched in this mind forever cos words more true couldent be said (written)
keep up the good writing! :)

rOhit said...

@ Tentacles
I dont think so.

@ Deepak
Thnx.

@ Ashu
Thnx Yaar. :)

rOhit said...

@ Sinner
So true.

@ Amrita
Thnx

@ Aditi
I inspired you. wow. lol. Thnx anyways:)

rOhit said...

@ Annie
Haanji, fortunately or unfortunately thats what I've become. :)

@ Amrita
Thnxx :)

@ Cold n Silent
I really liked your comment bro. :)))

rOhit said...

@ Ceedy
OSHO n me.. lol. :D :D.. Thnxx bro, and me a BIG time fan of TZP :))

@ Shimmer
Thnxx :)

@ Virtuvian
Thnxx.. wish the same for you:)

@ Divya
We all are the same Divu :)

rOhit said...

@ Prachi
:) :) >:D<

@ Raaji
Thnxx :)

@ Matangi
Thnnxx :)

@ Ceedy
Bhai.. We are best of frndz :))

rOhit said...

@ Anjuli
Thnx.. :)

@ Aprodite
Thnx man

@ Phoenix
Thank you.. thank you.. for your words of wisdom :)

rOhit said...

@ Sunshine
So true

@ utopia
Thnxx gal :)

@ Nisha
Im conforming the answer to myself, will let ya know. Thnxx :)

rOhit said...

@ Gunj
thnxx :)

@ Alisha
Sure.. thnx :)

@ Aish
thnx

@ Mansi
thnxx :)

rOhit said...

@ Preethi
Well its actually quite true what you said. And Im not so sure if its "digital blasphemy".. :P
And i like long comments.. thanku :))

@ Pri
Thanks a lot doc :)

Renovatio said...

Very intense. Though it takes a combination of loneliness and being surrounded by one's support group to achieve what you're really working for in life. Of course, I could just be full of shit too.

c e e d y said...

oye aur kuch likega ya ciggy's khatam ho gaye tere :)

^*^Clouds^*^ said...

Oye Rohit! why thank you? don't reply on blogger.send me a mail on rebel.deya@gmail.

I didnt understand why you thanked me.:(

rashi_pratibimb said...

You've put my thoughts on action...!!
Thoughtful post:)

Btw, your background page is amazing!!

Cinderella. said...

Lord....you too ?!!!!!
I just came ranting about it from my blog.
The only difference between my rant and yours - There's poetry, here's prose !!!
LOL..!
Dont worry..this too shall pass.
It always does.
Take care.
And thnx for the good wishes. They helped, really.

Krit K said...

You have hit upon the crux of my own observations about 'loneliness'.
Feeling that way for quite some time now- in all different situations- I have realised that how you feel has nothing to do with where you are or who you are with.
I have felt lonely with people I love, and when alone.. and the other way around too... and came to the conclusion that I had to convince myself to not feel lonely for any of it to make a difference.
You are SO right about the 'discontentment'.. n it's necessary to identify and fix THAT before expexting to not feel lonely, whether with or without people around.
Nice analysis.. about loneliness n solitude.. great differentiation! :)

Amalgam said...

It says .. Go Ahead Bash Me

No, i won't do that. First of all thanks for your comments on my blog.

Now your blog. You had written down your thoughts quite well. I felt that somewhere in between, it kind of strayed away. But then so do our thoughts. Isn't it?

adwaita said...

a zillion and more words can and hav been puked on solitude...
dyu like simon and garfunkel? i am a rock...its got the most cliched lines of angst but hey it ends with
a rock feels no pain/and an island never cries
cheesy ya
but well cheesy and lov and cheesy and loneliness go together

whtis this..the 46th comment...?
sum impact... :)
cheers

c e e d y said...

ek mahina 6 din....kya aapke keyboard ke ink khatam ho gayi hai kya

strollinthunder said...

the blog allows for a inference that the existential loneliness as a result of interpersonal loneliness, like as in loss of a close relationship ??

Shruti said...

when ppl just go away, it kills. we then become lonely, dont want anyone consoling, keep away, and then, solitude is our companion, till someone pushes their way into our lives.. omg.. hell this is exactly what's happening to me too!!

freesherry said...

nice post.. i guess i am somewhere in the in between phase.. somewhere loneliness and accepting it
at times i enjoy it but at times i still crave for companionship

liked your blog, have blogrolled you

mayz said...

d path which one takes from lonliness to solitude is wat i call life...its about accepting that nothin in the world lasts...its about accepting d changes...d changes which others bring abt in ones life...with their presence as well as their absence...mayb its these changes which make us wak that path toward solitude...mayb we so get used to lonliness that movin towards solitude is wat we look fwd to

c e e d y said...

rohit dude....where the fcuk are you ;)...

dude if time mila to chk my blog....aur ke "dhoan" dar lights ki badolat....kuch acche likha hai :)

cheers mate hope everything is fine wid you and happy valentines

http://news.linq.in/ said...

Hey,

Nicely written article. You encoded my feeling in words. I went through some really shit relations in my life which made me think like I was fucking bastard with no one around.
When I look back now, I feel I expected too much from others than being myself. Trust me, if you can find joy in yourself, you tend to enjoy every moment with a full of you!

Shrija said...

You are my official brain-twin.

No really.

Ok, maybe not ENTIRELY, considering your a guy and all..


No wait, I know.
You're my new psychiatrist!

No, you're my ONLY psychiatrist.

Funny, just when I thought I needed one..

So, riddle me this - I've always WANTED to be alone, but then I realised that it sucked, big time, so is there any way I can erase it all? Make people wanna talk to me again, the way they did before I told them to piss off?


No.

So, I'm just gonna have to make do with my imaginary friends. I have LOADS of them, so consider me settled-down. Mentally, that is.

Yay, you just cured a patient!

Kudos.