Lonely is a worrisome emotion. Oh the lengths we will go to, to rid ourselves of Lonely! Lonely is not just about being lonely. It is so much more than that, in fact, it's probably everything but that. I feel like a loser when I'm lonely. The aunties work double-shift to find me a nice boy to get me out of Lonely. Couples allow me to tag along with them so that they can demonstrate how nice it is to be unlonely. After graduation it is a subtle contest to see who remains Lonely the longest, eek.
Lonely attacks Ego, Lonely creates ento- and exo- judgement: We spend a lot of time and energy ridding ourselves of Lonely; simultaneously publicizing that we are lonely by choice.
What makes two human beings better than one? Why must you be overly rich or overly successful or overly frivolous to justify Lonely? Why can't I live without you?
We grow up like this, you know. There's always the most popular girl in class that everyone wants to be friends with, that all the boys want to date, that all the girls want to be like. We added as many people as possible on Orkut and measured our worth by scraps per day ratio. We keep a mental tab of how many people remember our birthday.
'Lonely' is a ghastly old man in a dark rotten-wood house, limping toward the door to shoo off the neighborhood kids with his stick and stick-like fingers.
We are attracted by default to the unlonely, we want recognition as unlonely.
Mismatched matches, rebound relationships, four women with their pink martinis and high heels discuss animatedly why their romances didn't work, millions of people sigh happily as Ross & Rachel finally conquer Lonely.
Therefore, in undisputed summary: Lonely sucks, being unlonely is way cooler.
My only contention is, Lonely drives my relationships. I go to your party because I want you to attend mine. How would you feel if you were at the hospital and noone sent you flowers? I cannot possibly go to my school reunion without a date!
Really worrisome.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
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