Alone

He looked at me and asked,

“Why do you live your life alone,

Isolated from others at times?”

And as I turned to look at him,

I instantly wanted to return with a sarcastic quip.

“Alone? I’m not alone.

I live my life as I see fit.

I’m quiet, yes,

But I like the world that I have around me. “

“But isn’t it lonely,” he responded.

“Don’t you wish you had someone to call your own?”

And that was where I knew he had something wrong.

So as I thought of how I would answer him,

I was silently for a while.

How do describe an atmosphere that someone’s never experienced?

Clearly he lives his life as an extrovert,

Living out loud and expressively.

For myself, I enjoy the silence.

The quiet moments by myself

Where getting lost in my thoughts is an adventure.

Am I technically alone? Yes.

But am I lonely, well no.

So when I finally decided to respond,

I knew he wouldn’t be content with my answer.

But answer him I tried.

“I’m ‘alone’ as you say,

But I’ve never been lonely,

Not one day of my life.

You see I have friends and people around me.

My life is filed with happiness based on my own terms.

I don’t live each day hoping to impress someone,

Especially not someone like you.

Will I be married one day?

Of course.

But is that moment today, no.

So let me ask you,

Are you happy right now?

Right now in this moment

Can you say that you’re content?

If yes, then congratulations.

You have found something

Most people are still searching for.

If no, then go find it.

You ask me if I’m lonely,

But what about you?

I have found my happiness in people and success.

Please don’t try to understand my life

Because frankly, you’ve never experienced it,

Just in the way I’ve never lived yours.

We are put here on this earth to live,

But most of us forget that.

As Ben Franklin once said,

‘Many people die at twenty five

And aren't buried until they are seventy five.‘

Each day I try to push myself one step further,

Even if I’m alone.

We are not guaranteed tomorrow,

But we are guaranteed today.

I cannot sit and wait for the world

Because my life is my own.”

As I finished my response,

I finally looked at his face.

“So did I answer your question?”

And as he slowly pondered a response,

I saw him stop, stand up, and leave.

And as he started to walk away I saw him turn.

“Thank you,” he said back to me.

And that was it.

 

 

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[Sami Khalil]

“Alone? I’m not alone.

I live my life as I see fit.

I’m quiet, yes,

But I like the world that I have around me. “


A very nice write. I like thos lines the most...:)