Alone By Choice
'J’HE meanings of solitude and loneliness need to be separated from one another. By solitude I mean a state found in maturity at any age. It is choosing to be alone, without loneliness. It is part of meditation in its religious aspect, and, in my view, it is an essential sign of Western civilisation. A person who chooses to be in solitude for some time of the day is, I say, showing maturity. On the other hand, loneliness is a state of being isolated, unfrequented, companionless, as dictionaries say. Loneliness is, particular, an unchosen emotional situation, in direct contrast with solitude, as I have defined it. Dr. Andrew Crowcroft, a child psychiatrist.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30811, 24 July 1965, Page 12
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115Alone By Choice Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30811, 24 July 1965, Page 12
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