tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post2603400796291861410..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: Alone and lonelyWitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-73126791939657290832011-12-29T02:53:53.312-08:002011-12-29T02:53:53.312-08:00TBF: Thank you. As they say, life can be a bitch s...TBF: Thank you. As they say, life can be a bitch sometimes......<br /><br />Lesley: Thank you too.WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-37890795917035412802011-12-29T02:34:35.363-08:002011-12-29T02:34:35.363-08:00A thoughtful post from you too David. I agree with...A thoughtful post from you too David. I agree with you and with Frances. <br /><br />You can feel lonely when surrounded as well as when alone, isn't that one of the contradictions of life?<br /><br />We are social creatures but we are selfish creatures too; that is what makes us what we are. Balancing our desires with the desires of those we care for is life.<br /><br />Lesley xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-25861306565304269692011-12-28T08:40:54.741-08:002011-12-28T08:40:54.741-08:00A thought-provoking post WfW and, if I may say, ra...A thought-provoking post WfW and, if I may say, rather sad.<br /><br />Personally as an only child I'm used to, and largely prefer, the alone part but as you rightly say there's the inherent conflict - even when you're married.TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-6375817846174931872011-12-28T07:27:34.884-08:002011-12-28T07:27:34.884-08:00TGM: Erudite last paragraph, if I may say so and a...TGM: Erudite last paragraph, if I may say so and agree. On the desire aspect, I have that but unfortunately when put on the scales, they don't seem to tip very much......<br /><br />d: Thank you for taking the time to comment. You are not being contrarian at all. As you may have guessed, the comments I made were those based on personal experiences.<br /><br />Whilst my door is also open I am still unfortunately wary to whom I allow entry.WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-32387014661219911762011-12-28T07:24:42.579-08:002011-12-28T07:24:42.579-08:00sorry for typos - hair trigger send!sorry for typos - hair trigger send!doclorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-47924436540415307372011-12-28T07:19:14.687-08:002011-12-28T07:19:14.687-08:00Thanks for taking the tim eto post thois following...Thanks for taking the tim eto post thois following the on-line conversation yday. I guess it's ahrd to capture the complexity of human interaction in a few posts, and Frances' post, which I found compelling, didn't delve into the reasons people feel as they do. The joy of liberation from abusive people in the home and escape from fear or exploitation, or denial of the very warmth that sharing might bring is a powerful feeling to overcome. Jeanette Winterson's book, Why be Happy When you can be Normal touches on some of these issues towards the end when she writes eloquently of her need for the door to be always left open, following her earlier unhappiness. I think we all long for that 'other' who brings meaning to it all, at heart, but not all of us settle easily? I don't mean to sound contrarian, just a little explorationdoclorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-49879894256711174992011-12-28T06:37:39.138-08:002011-12-28T06:37:39.138-08:00As someone who has spent a large part of his life ...As someone who has spent a large part of his life "alone" for various reasons, you are right in stating that it becomes increasingly difficult to share living space and even enjoyment. However, that can be amended if one has the desire to do so.<br /><br />Humanity was not, in my view, designed to live entirely alone. We need company if only for the stimulus it gives us in social interaction.The Gray Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243748164095781725noreply@blogger.com