Down the Rabbit Hole

Loneliness of a World on Fire

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DAY 2366-- January 25, 2021

Prompt: “Loneliness is for me a source of healing that makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment to me, and I need several days of silence to recover the futility of words,” said Carl Jung
With us writers being word-people in mind, what are your thoughts on the subject?

Word-people is a new phrase for me...I'm not sure I'd have thought to describe myself that way. I will say that prior to the pandemic, I did feel somewhat like Jung with regard to loneliness. I've always relished the time alone from others. I think as a writer and avid reader, I've always been comforted by those solitary pursuits. I think though, these many months of forced isolation have caused me to see loneliness in a new light. I have developed a keen appreciation for time spent with others, for social connections as a way to foster a full life. I have felt the absence of my friends and family and it has magnified the feelings of fear and anxiety, of being overwhelmed by the sheer strangeness of a world on fire.