In the article “The End of Solitude” By William Deresiewicz, written in January 2009, the author argues that solitude has been taken away from us. He suggests that social media and technology has made it difficult to be alone. He mentions that there is never a time during the day that we are not alone. The author’s reason for doing this kind of article is to describe that being alone is not a bad thing, being alone can help us be more spiritual with our minds and body. He addresses that humans of a tendency of making something so wonderful into something everyone hates in the end. The author tells us that those who find solitude should not be afraid. One’s believe that the author of this article doesn’t make a solid case because there is more way to use technology, find romance, and gain spiritual knowledge.
In the beginning of this article, the author states that people have lost the meaning of being in solitude. He explains that technology has made it impossible to be alone because we have social media and website we can use anytime. He says that by using networks to talk to others we have lost our personality and culture. The author tells us that we have lost our way have been in a romantic …show more content…
The monks gain spirituality by meditating in a group with others for days. They are not alone and they still gain spirituality for their body and mind. There are many ways to have a stronger spiritual self then just being in a place that is quit and in solitude. The author’s words “We are each also separate, each solitary, each alone in our own room, each miraculously our unique selves and mysteriously enclosed in that selfhood” (104). We are not alone because we have ourselves. We may be alone in a room and be able to have a conversation with someone else in our mind, which seems to be there beside us. Just because you are by ourselves physically doesn’t mean we are alone
In the beginning of this article, the author states that people have lost the meaning of being in solitude. He explains that technology has made it impossible to be alone because we have social media and website we can use anytime. He says that by using networks to talk to others we have lost our personality and culture. The author tells us that we have lost our way have been in a romantic …show more content…
The monks gain spirituality by meditating in a group with others for days. They are not alone and they still gain spirituality for their body and mind. There are many ways to have a stronger spiritual self then just being in a place that is quit and in solitude. The author’s words “We are each also separate, each solitary, each alone in our own room, each miraculously our unique selves and mysteriously enclosed in that selfhood” (104). We are not alone because we have ourselves. We may be alone in a room and be able to have a conversation with someone else in our mind, which seems to be there beside us. Just because you are by ourselves physically doesn’t mean we are alone