Lonely - alone and sad. (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Solitude - the state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant
Solitary - doing things alone; without other people (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Both meaning on your own. Whether you enjoy your own self or not. Some people cannot live without having someone with them for company. It is human's nature not to be alone and on its own. No man is an island. By nature, humans are sociable creatures. Some strife in the company of others while some others wilt and melt into the background.
It was an interesting article about alone or solitude. In a crowd of people, amidst the noise and festive atmosphere ... how alone a person feels when he is detached from his emotions. There are times when one just does not want to mingle or be sociable. There are also times when one needs to be in solitude to reflect on what one is feeling, experiencing or understanding.
That is why long, solitary walks are so much welcomed and embraced with an open mind, contentment and comfortable in the mind that one is not subjected to please a companion. Being in the company of oneself is therapeutic and healing. When one's mind is confused and there are so much regrets and unfulfilled wishes, broken promises, lost hopes ..... being one and alone is the best for healing.
Yet, being humans, one has to break from this solitary confinement and get into the act of living. One can be just a shadow of one's former self, yet one finds the strength, support and encouragement to just get up, brush off the cobwebs, dust off the hurts, bury the regrets and pick up the pieces. Once broken or cracked, it can be made whole but the scars and lines will always be there. So, just smile and hide all the pains and sorrows. Its a new day .... a new life .... a new person ...
Alone but not lonely. Solitude yet the comfortable thought that one is never alone .... ;-]))
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