Advantages of Solitude
Often
We are informed
That we must look for answers
Out there in the world
Religious answers
Intellectual answers
Answers about love
About the things that interest us
About our soul
Often
The answers lie within
Lie within the questions we ask ourselves
Lie within the beliefs we hold
Lie within the examination of who we are
What we are
How we got here
What we accept.
It is in our solitude
That thoughts percolate
And rise to the surface
As we examine
Our world
In ways others do not see
In places where our creativity
Challenges our abilities
And allows us to draw conclusions
That are ours
This is what makes us.
We stand tall
When we are alone
We feel none of the encumbrances
Daily life inflicts
We are us only at those times
We are more
When we are alone
It is the real us
I can live with that
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by Bill Ferguson
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