2006-10-25 02:07:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Like grains of sand rippled along a deserted beach each tiny piece will be pushed to a place of isolation untill the winds of time change its course and bring it back to its beginnings, is this unlike mans journey?
2006-10-25 02:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Donald P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that the two concepts you use here are diametrically opposed.
> No (wo)man is an island. True, if we accept that every thought, every deed of any individual affects the whole of humankind - similar to the butterfly effect. It's like being but one intersection in a vast, unending cosmic net or web of humanity. Pluck one string and the whole quivers. But, given this definition, a (wo)man can be physically alone and still not be an island.
> How long can a (wo)man stand alone? To me this question implies a moral stand not a reference to relationship status or actual hermit-aloneness. If one's ability to stand on principle is of utmost importance, and one's moral fiber is unshakeable, I imagine that one can stand alone for an entire lifetime, if need be. The concept that no (wo)man is an island would not change that.
2006-10-25 10:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of ' island ' is total independence.. well, interdependence with air, water, even the ground to stand on, if taken away, man may not last even a fraction of a second!
2006-10-25 12:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what he stands for.If he stands alone to prove a point or to be an individual than he can stand as long as he can sustain the silence. If he stands to make a statement than he must believe and have faith in himself and his belief's.
2006-10-25 09:45:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only you decide that.
I personaly know men who were alone for 5 years (and when say alone i don't only say without girlfriend, but i also say lack of any relationship that lead to sex) and i also met men that walked their girlfriend home, ****** her and after that went directly to another woman's bed.
So you decide what you like most. NO rain at all or mud - not being able to get out of it.
2006-10-25 09:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very long I'm afraid! A wall can't stand up without the support of cement...ya know? Rocks can't make a wall without the support of the mortar....
2006-10-25 12:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for long - may be just a few days provided night sleep is allowed
2006-10-25 09:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as he believes he should, & as long as he knows he's right in doing so.
'Till the end of the world.
2006-10-25 09:18:51 · answer #8 · answered by therealme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as he wants.
2006-10-25 09:15:41 · answer #9 · answered by QWERTY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a farmer. He's outstanding in his feild.
2006-10-25 09:14:39 · answer #10 · answered by Jamester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋