Description

We live in a world that fears silence. From childhood, we are gently trained to associate happiness with noise. A quiet child is asked, “Why are you so silent?” A person sitting alone is questioned, “Are you okay?” We are conditioned to believe that constant company equals fulfillment. Noise feels normal. Crowds feel comforting. Attention feels like value. Slowly, without even realizing it, we build a habit of emotional dependence — depending on others for validation, presence, reassurance, and even identity. And when that presence disappears, we call it loneliness. But loneliness is not the absence of people.It is the