comparing and contrasting your thoughts, feelings and experience with being alone and being lonely with May Sarton’s thoughts and feelings on the same in

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“The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life” by
Modern lives are increasingly solitary. However, since the dawn of humanity, men have had a necessity of communication. Without communication, there would not be society, and without society, I would not be writing this essay. Therefore, communication responds to a desire of getting acquainted with the rest of the world. This is not wrong per se as it helps to establish bonds with the world surrounding us. However, there are people who consider that solitary or reclusive lives are better as they might lead to more spiritual or enlightened lives. Moreover, there is the issue of the freedom that comes with solitude. Hence, to a sizeable amount of population, not to worry about the others would be a blessing, and living solitary lives could bring more joy than sadness.
May Sarton is one of those individuals, a person who does not deem loneliness as a sad experience but as the possibility of inner growth. One of the capital points in her book is that a person can learn more from itself than from society. Likewise, she considers that there is more freedom in solitude than it is in society. However, her plea for solitude does not come from a desire of leaving the world. Instead, it comes from the desire of rewarding oneself. Hence, I see solitude as a positive quality. The ability of being alone is something not everybody has, and society puts a great deal of importance into living greg…