Solitude is a Man’s Greatest Wisdom

As I aged, I become friends with Solitude. I practice mindfulness and meditate to cultivate positive thoughts about life, about me.

As a man like me gets older, Solitude becomes important, it becomes an indispensable part of my life. Life can get lonely because no one can accompany you till the end. Learning to live alone is an essential and lifelong meditation. It is good for one to be quiet and subtle, to be free and open, not to attract too much attention, and be independent and casual. To be… yourself!

I meditate through reading. Some people read scriptures. For me, I read Thich Nhat Hanh. I have a way to get my mind in the mood with simple words that can lead me to where I want my mind to go.

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I don’t want to be gregarious, I just want to be alone, and enjoy solitude. Just like a cat, eat enough, bask in the sun, sleep in, and stay quietly in the corner.

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Being alone enables us to see ourselves clearly, find our true selves, and appreciate the real meaning of life. By following your inner joy, you can get close to nature and feel the true nature of life.

I no longer pretend to have many friends, but return to loneliness and start my own life with the wilderness and the real me.

Quiet solitude is a state, it gets rid of the temptation from the outside world, and sees through the complicated ties of the world. With a simple heart, find your own way and live your own life.

If you are unhappy, listen to music, forget the pain, forget the wound. It is necessary to cultivate a calm state of mind, grasp it, and let it go. See through the right and wrong, the joy and sorrow, see through life’s up and down so that you may understand the essence of life.

“All the splendor that you have had in your life, after all, needs to be repaid with loneliness.”

Don’t be fettered by vanity, don’t compare, don’t complain, just go to a quiet place and be yourself. A person who is alone should not be mistaken as a lonely person, but an enriched individual.

In this noisy world, we all need a place suitable for us to place our souls. It may be a quiet house, a scripture without words, or a nature path. As long as it is where our hearts go, it is a refuge for our minds.

The journey of life is too complicated. If you want to live a peaceful life, you must maintain a peaceful mind. Peace is a stable and mature state of mind, and it is also a state of great wisdom and ignorance. Only by meditation can we be calm in the face of setbacks and sufferings.

Your happiness is your own responsibility, it has nothing to do with others. Get along with people, do not deliberately flatter, do not follow the crowd, go alone, take ownership and be yourself.

People who prefer quiet, and aloneness, are more serious about their life than anyone else.

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The beauty of being alone is being able to live the way you want. This is the essence of a good life. The more you covet, the less happy you are, the tighter you hold, the more you lose.

Life can be busy but keep it simple. In this bustling world, being alone is actually a kind of quiet freedom. If you do not unnecessarily complicate your mind, life can be simple yet fulfilling, a gentle ray of sunshine, a light cup of tea, a quiet stroll in the park. Ordinary, simple, yet fulfilling.

Keep away from toxic people, don’t waste time on meaningless arguments, keep your inner peace, cultivate positive thoughts and develop constructive habits. Make friends with loneliness, and be a quiet person. A person that can control your thoughts and emotions.