Once in a while you hear of a person, or some of you, have at one point retreated in isolation to get to know themselves, some say to find themselves and everything in between. You have also heard it said I am because we are.
Is it possible, then, to find oneself in isolation or that’s a delusion, a lie we tell ourselves? Is it the case that to find ourselves we must be deeply involved with others, with the affairs of being in society? That in this way, when we are not in isolation thinking about the me, that we really get to full knowledge of the self, if that’s even possible?
Or am I missing something?
Random thoughts 
If you can be happy when alone, then I think you’re grounded.
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You could be insane?
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We’re all insane. Just 1% of us are *told* we are ๐
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Therein lies the problem with the world. Insanity abounds and the very mad people are in charge. The only thing to expect is chaos
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If I understand your post correctly … it seems to me we need both.
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To find oneself, one must be involved with others. Isolation might lead to insanity
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I never understood what ”finding” oneself meant.
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Neither have I succeeded in understanding what they mean
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Wherever I look, there I am.
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Are there standards that can be applied as normal when it comes to our contentment about life and our health?
As life is an adventure through the jungle of unpredictabilityโs, it is the cultivation of human interactions that will stabilise us emotionally.
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You have said it well.
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I think if everyone experienced 2-3 weeks completely alone, no tv or gadgets, it would change the world for the better. Not as a permanent place but a perspective place. We need each other and to fully realize that we need to be alone.
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to be alone, we withdraw into our insecurities about property, work and all. To be truly aware of what the world needs, we need to be immersed in society, then at that point we will contribute to making it a better place for all of us
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What if you spent just enough time beyond feeling that insecurity about daily life? I know itโs a foreign concept in the Christian world, so that in itself should make an appeal to it. How can you have the perspective immersed in the society that created those same fears? To step away for a time I think one would see the bigger picture.
Personally I have done this 2 times for 3 weeks each time. The first time I realized I can live whatever life I choose. The last time I left religion because of it. I couldnโt free myself surrounded by it, but it was quite natural without the distractions.
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I left religion without leaving society. With the distractions around daily life and all, change is possible.
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Interesting perspectives here. Solitude serves everyone differently. ๐
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more community and less solitude is what we need
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Solitude is the greatest form of power.
When you are happy in isolation, you have conquered the norms of this world.
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