Loneliness
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Loneliness
Brian Chesky on loneliness
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The difference with a concrete community of moral calling is that it, at the very least, forces us out of our own individuality in order to learn how to reckon with others. At its best, it calls us to be better than we are.
Understanding this distinction helps us recognize that self-acceptance, self-worth, and the common good depend not on indulging our proclivities or tastes but on growing together with our neighbours into better people.
“The point of books is to combat loneliness” — David Foster Wallace
F. Scott Fitzgerald once said that part of the beauty of all literature is “You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
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youtube.comAny form of abandonment in the name of privacy is a weak manifestation of human bond.
Our culture knows how to do CPR, but it is lost on how to mend a broken heart.
Grief should not be suppressed.
Grief-as-a-service?
We don’t know how to ask nor accept help.
Fear of being a burden is a silent killer.
Looking after those we love is an honor.
I don’t like living alone.
This insight brought to you by my brother, who is visiting me and currently laying on my living room floor laughing at something at his phone. I feel warm and calm and deeply okay.
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