Alone moments

'Mein aur meri tanhayi aksar yeh baaten karte hai'....opening lines of a popular Hindi film song voiced by Amitabh Bachchan....translated as 'Me and my lonely moments often have these talks'....Lonely moments....Alone moments....we all have them. They creep up suddenly and force us to talk to the one person we shy away the most from talking to....ourselves. We don't like having this conversation because the answers to the questions asked during these moments are not something we want to hear. These answers remind us of things we don't like to think about....lost relationships, lost friendships, lost love, things we could have said differently, things we should have done differently, a different path that we should have chosen, what it is that we are trying to achieve, where are we trying to go and so on. These moments force us to face the real us. And while these moments make us sad, confused, frustrated and depressed, they are essential because it is these moments that redefines who we are. Even though these moments pull us down as we seek answers to the questions we face....it is precisely these moments that help us rise above. They help us improve ourselves so we don't make the same mistakes again. They help us work towards a better future for ourselves by not allowing us to get complacent. By introducing us to the real us, these moments help us be a better person. Sometimes, after these moments we call up friends we haven't spoken to for a long time just because we have been busy....we hug our loved ones....we muster up enough courage to say sorry to the ones we have hurt by our actions or our words....we find the strength to forgive those who have hurt us and let go of any resentment that we may have in our hearts....we decide to do something new....and we become thankful and treasure all that has been bestowed upon us. So, these alone moments are required in our lives and we need to have them....because they are what make us...US.


Signing off being constantly redefined by my 'Alone moments' and this quote by Paul Tillich


'Language....has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.'