Solitude & Loneliness

Solitude is a self permitted state where you put yourself in, in order to be at peace.
The companionship is with someone you know the best, the exchange of thoughts & expression of conflicts is with someone you are the most comfortable with.
We wear more masks on our face than any other person we know in our capacity.
Thus, the most challenging task is in exploring the obvious & the unobvious aspects of our personality. By being in solitude you give yourself an opportunity to know yourself well enough to then state rational reasons for your actions and reactions.

While Solitude is something you choose, loneliness is imposed on you by others.
Loneliness is not only being alone in the crowd but it is also an extreme state of isolation when you are with yourself. It is an emotionally helpless condition of an individual who desires seclusion for reasons best convincing to him.
Whether in some cases it is simply masochism, the mental condition still remains the same. Loneliness is self-punishment marked by discontentment (deficiency state) & an awareness of aloneness.
While Solitude restores body and mind, Loneliness depletes them.
Written by: Vrushali Deshpande