2006-09-01 04:25:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
because...
1. people don't really open up about their true self. as humans, we have trust issues, so we don't share our real problems with others. and, we hide who we truly are from the rest of the world. it's a defense mechanism. the less someone knows of us, the less likely we will get hurt. but, now we are left with that lingering feeling that no one understands us. we have no friends, we have no one who accepts us for who we really are. then the feeling of loneliness begins to sink in. but we are alienating ourselves from the world without realizing it.
2. there is a difference between being lonely and being alone. i enjoy being alone. i enjoy spending time by myself. it helps me clear my head and complete projects that i otherwise wouldn't have if others were around. i am rarely lonely.
one could be out with a group of friends and still be lonely. one could be by herself and not be lonely; it all depends on the way you/we see things...
2006-09-01 04:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by Dizzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, I don't think "everyone" does. Oh, there may be times when "everyone" feels lonely, but I know I don't experience it as a continual sensation.
Maybe that's because I'm fortunate in having a loving, caring wife and a good number of great friends. Then there's the 2 dogs and 1 cat, who refuse to let me feel lonely - even if I wanted to.
2006-09-01 11:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, not everyone does... But for those that do, I think it has something to do with, I guess the best way I can put it is 'living a life inside a mind.' I am the only person 'making noise' in my own mind... And that is impossible to change, unless I develop schizophrenia... And that, no matter how many people we are surrounded with, can make us feel lonely.
2006-09-01 11:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Society is splintered now. The advent of better methods of transportation has enabled people to travel far and wide with little effort, and relocate to distant places with relative ease. This has spelled the end of tightly integrated communities where generation after generation have fostered an intimate relationship between the members of the community.
I grew up in such a community in Ireland, but even it is being disintegrated by easy transportation options. In addition, television and other media sources have sequestered families in their respective homes, further alienating neighbours from one another, and even family members from one another. (TV watching is not a social activity.)
Before the media revolution, communities in Ireland would make their own fun: Kids would play in the street until bedtime and neighbours would chat with each other, congregating at each others houses on occasion for music, song, dance, story-telling - known in Ireland as a "ceili" (pronounced kay-lee). This tradition has died almost completely.
The result is a tremendous upsurge in juvenile delinquency created by boredom and the fact that the community cannot "police" itself any more.
Have you ever noticed in your neighbourhood (or in your home) how everyone comes out into the street and starts chatting when the electricity goes out?
2006-09-01 13:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by DeeMaGlee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the internet has given people a tremendous way to connect with people across the country and the world that they would have never met without it. But on the flip side, I believe its a big contributer to us having less and less human interaction, which might be the cause for some of the loneliness.
2006-09-01 11:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think everyone feels so lonely in life...
2006-09-01 11:29:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is always a The grass is greener attitude. It is hard to find happiness in what are given. We always think we have to go find it somewhwere else. Hence we never find it and are left feeling lonely
2006-09-01 11:30:48 · answer #7 · answered by green eyed lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lonely ?why?one should always be with oneself first.Then if you are not there find your soul mate.then if you do not find it just rest, you are one of the destiny"s chosen one to be eternally hope full..may be one day.....but enjoy while you see the world go crazy....do not feel lonely....
2006-09-02 03:25:36 · answer #8 · answered by greeksun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people,,, as we get older,,, we long for a love that we know exist...we've come from where it is that that love resides...when we were children we shared unconditional love,,, because it hadn't been long since we'd left it,,, to come to planet school...as we progress we get further and further away from it,,, as we go through our scheduled changes and lessons...we get older and older,,,hopefully wiser and wiser...sometimes we can't wait till we get older and we leave prematurely....and then finally,,, we die,,,and there it is again,,,that love,,,we are back home,,,where it is we came from,,,after we've gone on our long journey,,,to experience the beauty of love,,, for love is all there is...
2006-09-01 11:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by lee f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because we are all looking outward to the world to fill a void that can only truly be filled by the the love of the lord...too many of us refuse to accept that fact...
2006-09-01 11:32:57 · answer #10 · answered by chereeder 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋