Alone or lonely??

A chasm of difference, whether you are lonely or alone. You can be alone and happy. Or you could be with someone and lonely and sad. I enjoy walking in the crowd and yet being alone and peaceful. And there have been times when I am with the people I love and care about, yet I have been depressed. It happens so often when alone , I can get in touch with myself, talk to myself and be the listener too. I debate over topics, over what to have for dinner , what to wear... We all do. And then I don't get hurt by the comments made by myself, about me. Some call it schizophrenic, but I love being alone. It is anyday better than waiting to be heard in the crowd and hoping and praying that the loneliness passes you by. But then later on, in the grips of loneliness, longing to be alone and peaceful.