@Appleblossom @saturnzoonI think it's hard to make friends in this period of human history because of technology. It's changed the way we interact. It's almost sad. I think it's a problem for many generations actually. Lots of young people report on having mental ill health and struggle with this stuff. Suicide is the leading cause of death for people under 40 which is scary stuff.
Loneliness and isolation are always important to separate I think. Loneliness is the raw feeling but isolation is when we have no contact with people AT ALL. In complete separation.
I have been watching a few YouTube clips of people making cabins in the woodlands of the US and UK and they show how they build a hut from scratch and use all the land around them. Isolated but not lonely.
It makes me think that technology has twisted this natural desire for others and a natural desire for ourselves on its head. We end up chasing too much of others and not enough of ourselves. Whenever I have felt lonely I ask myself how connected I am to people - in real life and in virtual life. The quality of the connections we make are more important than how many of them we have.
I firmly believe that THIS community here is a meaningful connection.
