Are you afraid of being alone?

There is a fear that creeps in the mind of every individual. A fear that is consistent and whose clutches are strong. It prevails in the mind for an entire life time, we do sense it and try to run away from it. The escapism has many paths and we develop them for our own satisfaction. The route of escapism can be technology which we link as progress or development. It can be a route that may provide temporary excitement and thrill to us which we link as a recreation. Greater the population, greater and varied are the routes of escapism. 

This fear is the fear of being alone. No one likes to be alone. Every human being has a void deep inside that desires to be fulfilled from time to time. That is why we always try to identify ourselves with a person, a group or an object. It gives us a sense of security and satisfaction. It provides the mind with a purpose to be occupied and to forget the worries and anxieties that doesn't allow us to live our lives completely.

Why do we love to socialise? The common answer to this is to share your ideas, views and experiences with others. But it doesn't cover the in depth answer to this question. Why is there a common tendency to be occupied with your phone if there is no one around to talk to you? Why is that you call up your friends to know whether they are coming to college with you? That's because we are best friends! Yeah? Or is it because you don't want to sit alone in a class where the others are busy occupied with their groups, chatting and laughing?

You already know the answer. Our thinking has been conditioned in a certain way. We feel happy when we find ourselves in the company of others. We are afraid of being alone and we detest the word 'loneliness.'

But why are we afraid of being alone? I don't have any answer. Maybe it's because I have never confronted it and always tried to run away from it. That is what we all generally do. 

Can this fear be destroyed? Well it's truly said that fear can die only when we face it and not when we try to escape from it. So can facing the loneliness be termed as 'solitude?'I feel it can be. There is no clear-cut answer to these questions. And the answers would vary from person to person. But it would be interesting to question yourself rather than blindly listening to what others are saying. Who knows that you may experience the first stage of ever-lasting solitude!