loneliness

Note: this article was written on 17thDec 2009.

today my neighbor Vann left for home to spent christmas with his parents and friends. as he was the only person left in my lobby to company me, so here i am alone in my room and writing this random thought. staying alone sometimes can be a good experience too. it provides you all the time in the world to THINK and just THINK.

i remember when i was in class XII, i read a story about a guy who accepts a bet that if he could stay alone in a room for 25 years, he would be given some million dollar money. as per the bet, he was locked in a room with just books and food. if at any time, he decides to come of the room, he wont be awarded any money. during this period, he read all types of books and gained all the knowledge of the world that can be gained through books. when the man was just few hours away from completing his 25 years at the room, he decided to accept defeat. he accepted defeat not because he felt lonely. but because after living in the land of books, he understood that the true wealth is not money but knowledge.

the moral of the story, sometimes loneliness, if properly utilized can be a learning experience too. i have highlighted the word sometimes because i feel that staying isolated from the world for so long can change the mentality of the person as a whole. i dont think he will ever will be able to interact with another person like a normal guy. infact,i doubt if the above story can ever be a real one. staying alone in a room for 25 years, i can't imagined if such thing can happen no matter how many books or good food or even the hottest to hottest girls for sex are provided.

coming back to my life, though i am alone in my lobby, but i still have friends in other lobbies. so i guess i can experience both loneliness and companionship. so am looking forward to my days being lonely..........