Loneliness
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Loneliness
Loneliness is a kind of tax we have to pay to atone for a certain complexity of mind”
Alain de Botton
Vonnegut: “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
The Community Community
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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.
Removing the Armor Between Us - Healing Yourself Amidst Crisis and Grief | Max Strom | TEDxCapeMay
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.
Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
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