Being In Solitude

He feels that everything in the universe is only created for him as if no one else is alive. The power of being alone, surrounded by your own thoughts, by your own nature, by your own world is truly an experience that Thoreau will never want to change. Thoreau values the sensation and thrill that solitude can have on one 's mind. Throughout Henry David Thoreau’s life, he preferred to spend his time in solitude. As being in the company of other people are beneficial, the interactions between them soon become dull and uninteresting. With the appeal of human interaction depleting, self-reflection and solitude are to be used for a replacement for conversing with people. This is because as Henry David Thoreau announces, “I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude”(Thoreau 128). Thoreau’s life consists of being alone for the most part of the day. He isn 't in need of friends in order push past the lifeless moments of time. He himself is the only person he needs. Why must everyone require friends when you have yourself to connect with? You are your own best friend. Thoreau knows this and lives his life constantly digging deeper into his own thoughts asking questions and pondering about himself. He is able to truly discover his inner self to the full extent by being succumbed in his own solitude. In allowing himself to be his own companion he has also allowed solitude to become his best

Thoreau was one of the many followers of Emerson but he acted upon his teaching most consistently. Emerson’s essay, Self-Reliance, had made an abiding impression on Thoreau. Towards the end of his essay, Emerson asserted, “It is only as a man puts off all foreign support, and stands alone, that I see him to be strong and to prevail.” Acting upon Emerson’s call for self-reliance, Thoreau went to Walden Lake in Concord, Massachusetts to learn to lead an independent life. It was an experiment, as he said, to lead a life without materialistic possessions, people, society and the government and his initial intentions to live isolated was development of his own spirit and soul.

High-quality social relationships, wherein people experience camaraderie and happiness, yield substantial health benefits. For instance, social ties such as marriage and religious involvement have been linked to healthier choices with diet and exercise, possibly because these connections promote positive behavioral norms (Umberson and Montez, 2010). High-quality social relationships also promote mental health by offering individuals a sense of place within a meaningful environment. When people feel connected and supported, they tend to experience a greater sense of control, a psychological state shown to be both associated and causally linked to good health (Lachman and Weaver, 1998). Positive psychological effects of social relationships improve physical health by making it easier for the body to maintain chemical homeostasis over long periods of time by alleviating its “allostatic load” (Umberson and Montez, 2010). Ultimately, these components of high-quality social relationships make people less likely to get sick and die.

Henry David Thoreau once said he found it ¨wholesome to be alone,¨ devaluing the importance of human connection. He even stated that being with others was ¨wearisome and dissipating,¨ and that he never found a companion as great as solitude itself. Thoreau came to his conclusion about the unimportance of Human connection while he was ¨Isolated¨ in his cabin. However, he was never truly isolated, in fact he lived upon the land of Ralph Waldo Emerson. During this period Thoreau had numerous visitors, this lead to his misconception about the importance of human connection. His statements that undercut the importance of human connection were rather naive, as proven by the adventures of Chris Mccandless. Chris Mccandless´

Thoreau and McCandless both preferred to be alone in life as adults. Thoreau says that “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” (Thoreau 88). He found more happiness being alone than in the company of others. He felt like this because as stated, solidarity was better for him. In addition, he also discusses how being with even the best of people can lead to disappointment and weariness. Being with people he says is the same every day, meeting too frequently, and having good etiquette around others. He finds this tiresome and mentions how when being alone you don’t have to worry about manners. Thoreau learned that being alone is what he preferred because it leads to being happier.

Into the Wild is thought of as a man going into the wild for exploration when he goes to be alone, find himself, and being one with nature. Psychiatrists believe this is good for the creative minds but whether he had this in mind when deciding to just run off to alaska to get away from things or to actually benefit himself. A famous quote from the story is ¨happiness is only real, when shared¨ so we learn that abandoning everything and going to the wilderness is not very realistic. This story is an epic description of wilderness vs civilization. When looking at what Chris McCandless chose to do you wonder why he chose to go Alaska by himself.

Loneliness and solitude are two vastly different concepts regarding the state of isolation. Solitude can be described as the joy of being alone and a condition involving peace. However, loneliness is characterized by the spiritual and psychological pain of being alone. It is a quality that cannot be chosen or sought after as opposed to solitude. Loneliness is a state of mind and can occur due to one’s personality or occupation. Throughout Henry Thoreau’s passage, he also describes how being alone does not always correlate to a feeling of isolation. Ultimately, Thoreau’s main ideas are the benefits of seeking solitude, the difference between loneliness and solitude, and how an individual may be alone without being lonely.

Like the skeleton of the human body, everything important in one’s life relies on this key concept to be strong and supportive. From the day one is born until the day that they die, they have and continuously build up relationships with the people in their family, their friends, co-workers, really anyone and everyone of their choosing. These people are there whenever you may need somebody to help care for you when going through a rough patch, or to help you celebrate when something great happens. Everybody has their “person”, as ever so famously quoted and demonstrated by Meredith Grey and Cristina Yang in the hit television show “Grey’s Anatomy”. In fact, this feature is so important to one 's’ success in life that it even affects their health in a similar way that diet and exercise also does, which is explained in the quote “Want to be healthy? Hit the gym. Eat nutritious food. And… hang out with people,” (Izadi). This quote comments on the idea that in order to be healthy, one must acquire numerous sociable relationships. Socialization is a key component of human nature, and can be argued to even be as important as eating and drinking, which is why the establishment of these supportive bonds with others is really the first step in living the American Dream.

If people in society gain social skills then they will do better in the real world. Scientific studies have also shown that being social and having a social life can increase someone’s life span by 2-3 years at the most. Studies have also shown that people are less likely to become sick or ill due to the benefits of being social. Many claim that if someone is given time to be social, when it comes time to complete their task they will be more concerned with their social life rather than their task. If someone does become more involved into their social lives, then there is ways

Social resources can be a health benefit because they aid our coping by changing our circumstances by making them appear less threatening. Social resources can help one relieve the emotional impact of stressful situations. In a study done by Cohen, Doyle, Turner, Alper, and Skoner (2003), it was found that higher levels of sociability correlated to lower levels of illness. Furthermore, it was found that having a “positive emotional style was associated with a lower risk of developing a cold” (Cohen, Doyle, et al. 2003; 393). Supporting what I mentioned above, having social ties means that ones has a larger network to draw support from – whether they are percieved are actual. One common trend is the importance of having a strong social support

This essay is obviously about nature but Emerson goes on to explain how it should be respected and appreciated. He talks about how true solitude is when an individual is alone with nature and away from society. Emerson also explains that there is a special connection between nature and an individual’s mind. A quote from the text is, “Standing on the bare ground,--- my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space,--- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of god”(Emerson 3).

The company of people is an essential in life, because being lonely can cause many problems to your mental and physical health. The article Lonely No More from medicaldaily.com describes 6 ways loneliness can be detrimental to your health. Some of the health effects can vary from a disrupted sleep to an increase in dementia risk. It also states that 20% of americans are found lonely, that adds up to about 60 million americans. You need people in order to learn and grow in life. Humans depend on social interaction the second we are born. In the movie The Blind Side, one of the main characters, Michael Oher, grew up most of his life alone, without a stable home, and sad. He lost all hope that he would ever find a family, until Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy take Michael in. At first, it took Michael awhile to adjust and begin interacting with them again, but he eventually begins to feel apart of the family and there is a drastic change in his mood from the beginning of the movie to the end. Just because of other people being around, it can affect who you are drastically, whether it’s how you feel, and what you strive to do in life, the company of people help keep your life balanced and

I think that everybody needs alone time, and space. My need for solitude was evident from the time I started school. My wants to be alone, and to focus on myself made me have a difficult time making friends. They all thought I was very odd, but that was just because I acted different and was interested in different things than they all were. At the age of six I would love to take the cows out to the pastures, while all of the other children would spend hours playing games

"No man is an island." This famous quotation explains the nature of man as a social being. It is truly a fact that human beings cannot exist in isolation. They need to be interdependent with each other in order to survive. This interdependence is needed because a human being alone will not be able to fill his own social needs, and his material necessities came from other people as well. All acts of society such as sex, love, and dependence are essential for the survival of any species. Interaction and socialization is the only way to prevent people from isolation, from solitude.

among peers, higher self esteem and way of enjoying life. The thing is that it isn’t bad to learn to socialize with others but on how you control yourself from being influenced by the negative things it has, especially on your health and your studies. Learn to prioritize them first. That’s why we argued on, even though nightlife helps students relationship with others grow, it actually promotes negative attitude towards studies.