Status: Alone But Not Lonely

When we goof around and see someone who’s single, a lot of us automatically think that there’s something wrong with this person. We assume that they are difficult to get along with or that they did something terrible for them to end up alone. But above all, we assume that people who are single, or people that have never had someone to love in their lives, are sad and lonely. I’ve always wonder why we chose to put this stigma on people who choose to be alone. Is it too difficult to believe that that person may actually be happy the way they are? The way I look at it, just because you may be alone, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re lonely. Some people simply desire to live their lives without the aid of anyone else, and I see nothing wrong with that. People often think that in order to be happy, they need another person’s hand to hold. Although this may be the case for some, it’s not for everyone. We think that just because someone doesn’t have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, they must not have love in their lives. But the bottom line is, love is love. Not everyone needs a hand to hold or another person’s lips to kiss in order to feel love. Love comes in many different shapes and forms. And whether that love be for another person, or for your cats, or for your career, as long as you have love for something, you will never be lonely.