How to be Alone

I found one of the most beautiful videos on YouTube yesterday. It's definitely one the oddest how-to videos out there, but one of the most important. So without further ado, I present to you, "How to be Alone!"






Yesterday, I was talking to a friend when she began complaining about her so-called friends. They take her clothes and never give it back, ask for money and never pay her back, constantly sleep over at her house so they go to parties without their parents knowing, and go out together without inviting her.


 So, I asked her the obvious question: "Why do you keep hanging out with them if they keep taking advantage of you?"She answered, "I feel that if I don't stay around them, I'll be, like, lifeless.""Alone, you mean," I told her."Well, that's basically the same thing."
I actually looked it up in the Thesaurus: being alone and being lonely is not synonymous. Truthfully, it's really easy to be lonely in a crowd, and believe me I know. There's nearly 3,000 kids in my school and sometimes I feel like crying because I feel so lonely. But it doesn't have to be like that, for anyone.
Of course, social interaction is necessary at least once in a while to remain, well, sane. But there are some situations that you just have to be alone. I've found that people who always find themselves with bad friends or in bad relationships tend to have an intense fear of being alone. But, what's the use? What's the difference between feeling alone among people who don't care about you, or actually being alone? A false sense of security? For image purposes? Really, who are you fooling? No one, not even yourself.
Open your eyes, people! It is possible to be happy and be alone. Once we all realize this, including my friend and myself, then we can be happier and more peaceful people. But it is something that we have to learn and it is definitely worth it.