Loneliness gives you an opportunity to discover yourself
When I am all alone with nothing to do, I feel bored like any other person. Not to allow such a state of mind overtake me, I get into a mode of celebration — the celebration of being alone, and free to do anything that will make my day.

This comes on the realisation that boredom can turn you into a good-for-nothing fellow. And that very soon you will get into a vicious circle of evil and sickness.
Therefore, one should take loneliness positively so that the opportunity provides you with a way to act on your creative talents. You can’t be creative while being a part of a mob. Creativity blooms best when one is left alone to look within and explore the possibility of discovering things or getting ideas that make a difference to the quality of life.
Being lonely and enjoying such a state of mind also means you are celebrating your individuality in a manner that you can judge your own strengths and weaknesses to make you battle-ready for difficult times ahead. We know that all great persons in history were highly lonely, and they made the best use of being lonely. That is why Pulitzer winner John Steinbeck says in East of Eden, “All great and precious things are lonely.”
To live a good and purposeful life, we must be aware that loneliness is the only time when you can get to discover ourselves. And, discovering yourself is discovering others because you can’t hope to know others until you know yourself.
It was for this that US novelist Janet Fitch said: “Loneliness is a human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. The best you’ll ever do is to understand yourself.”
(Inner Voice comprises contributions from our readers. The views expressed are personal.)