Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Loneliness & Solitude


Our language has wisely
sensed the two sides
of being alone.
It 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.
Paul Tillich (1886 - 1965)

2 comments:

Jarod Yong said...

which side are you?

Nisa Kamaruddin said...

i like to do things alone~ but sometimes i need my friends and families to snap me back to earth~