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Loneliness

deletedalmost 8 years

I think something a lot of people look over is how pervasive the feeling of loneliness can consume someone. Its this desire to connect with someone, anyone, on the chance they might have a relatable life to your own or whom you can collaborate to create share experiences.

You can socially know a lot of people and still feel lonely if you don't connect with anyone at a visceral level. Using myself as an example, I have a lot of friends and an even wider social network. I'm pretty popular at work and I think admired in some ways for having a successful career. In college, I belonged to many student groups and was invited to quite a few parties a week. I went to those parties and knew almost everyone at them and they recognized and would want to party with me. I even met a lot of girls and slept with them, sometimes several at the same time but I never got over that feeling of being alone.

Even in high school, I had many friends and acquaintances. I was well known among my peers for being the guy with full schedule of AP classes while also captain of our school soccer team. I made Top 25 gpa-wise and I also banged a lot of chicks during this time in my life. Our team made it to states, and I got the final goal in at the last minute of the final match winning us the championship. My whole hometown was cheering for me but it didn't fill the hole I had in my heart.

Thats why despite any achievements or popularity, I think to better relate to one another, one of the most important things is to be humble.

cub
almost 8 years
im homeless and ive never felt better stealing starbucks wifi in my life

i have true friends who will share more than half of their expired cheeseburgers and crushed soda bottles with me and hardly ever get food poisoning or die of malnutrition

if only you could know the joy i feel while cuddling with my fellow homeless for warmth in december
deletedalmost 8 years
impressive! your research mustve been astounding. i actually had all ap classes every year of high school and actually got into harvard and rejected them, lol. still i cry myself to sleep every night
JamalMarley
almost 8 years
Loneliness is a sign of weakness -- you may have thought you were excelling in life but that clearly is not the case. Very sad.
deletedalmost 8 years
i taught nigerians how to code in javascript while suffering from turbo malaria (it's a new strain of the disease, i discovered it myself) but nothing can fill the overwhelming void of meaningful interaction that plagues my existence on a daily basis
MeetTerry
almost 8 years
bane arent you gay lmao

this is like bad copypasta
deletedalmost 8 years

BaneofMafia says

Thats why despite any achievements or popularity, I think to better relate to one another, one of the most important things is to be humble.


couldnt have said it better myself, and ive won many, many, awards for public speaking, debates, and ted talks.