“A human being necessarily belongs together with another one: the couple is created in order to be together. (..)”…whenever solitude is sought or cultivated, whenever people retreat to a solitary state, they are striving (perhaps unconsciously) for something beyond what is generally accepted, beyond the norm, for some kind of superiority. They are seeking excellence, a special or unique position, comparable to that of God or other heroic figures.” Do you agree with this line of thoughts? Source : Contemporary Solitude: The Joy and Pain of Being Alone
by Joanne Wieland-Burston
Exercise 2:
How do you usually behave when you are in the presence of some stranger(s)? In a waiting room ; in an elevator; at a doctor’s office ..?