I
felt acutely conscious that I was lonely again when I was a sixth grader. I had gone
to four elementary schools. Until I made friends at each school, I had to spend
time alone at school and after school. This loneliness changed my life. I became
independent and introvert while being very good at pretending to be extrovert,
cheerful and funny, because otherwise, I would have to eat lunch by myself or
be bullied.
One
day, one of my classmates gave me a book “Boujour Tristess” by Francoise Sagan.
That was the last day for me to go to the school and I made a farewell speech at
the end of classroom hours.
And
this book and her other books changed my life, too. They told me that everyone was
lonely and that “everyone is born and dies alone.” “Oh, I am not alone!” I said
to myself.
I
sometimes see people who seem to think that they are not alone or who depend on
others (or even drugs!) to fill in emptiness or those who think that the idea that
everyone is alone in itself is stupid or negative.
I
don’t think so. Everyone is alone and this is a fact. And because of that, we
can enjoy being with someone you like or love.
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