YOU CAN BE AROUND MANY PEOPLE AND STILL FEEL EMPTY IF YOUR CHARACTER HAS NO DEPTH, DIRECTION, OR STRENGTH INSIDE YOU. BEING IN A CROWD DOES NOT MEAN YOU TRULY CONNECT WITH OTHERS; IT ONLY MEANS YOU ARE PRESENT. BEING SEEN IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING KNOWN, AND BEING NOTICED IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING UNDERSTOOD. MANY PEOPLE ARE VISIBLE, BUT FEW ARE TRULY FELT. IN THIS SENSE, LONELINESS IS NOT ABOUT LACKING PEOPLE AROUND YOU, BUT ABOUT LACKING SOMETHING SOLID WITHIN YOURSELF. PEOPLE ARE NOT DRAWN TO NOISE, BUT TO REAL CHARACTER AND INNER STRENGTH. REAL DEPTH IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT NEVER LEAVES YOU....
























