Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

The forced isolation, the mandated covering of faces with masks, threats of job loss, and social distancing from a past disease entity has created a serious problem. Mankind is a social creature. The old adage of “No man is an island” is true. Depression and the suicide rates rose tremendously with the “mandates” of Federal and State government during the “pandemic.” The most grievous thing was that the “preventions,” the social distancing, the masks, and closing schools and work places have done little more than extended the impact of a recent disease. This isolation and loneliness is crippling millions.

The cause of the disease is so microscopic that masks did little to stop it unless someone coughed or sneezed in someone’s face. The provided information about “prevention” did little to prevent its spread and medications used to curtail and treat the disease did more harm than good. There are many other illnesses and organ failure that came with the “cure.” There have been no extended time-trials to study the “cure” and its long term effects. The only way laboratories could have readied the “cure” so rapidly was to have known about the disease before it “burst on the scene.” Medication that was pooh-poohed by scientists is now proved to actually work.

Imposed internet schooling for children has been a failure on so many levels, but most appalling is that kids need to learn social skills and how to live with others. Now they have limited interactions with their peers. The lack of support from others of their own age has become a flaw in their character.

Isolation has caused feelings of loneliness. It can be intensified during the sudden loss of a loved one. The grieving person has to reshape their life without the support provided by others. Friends have fallen away because those bonds have been broken. The person often feels like the third wheel on a bicycle.

Loneliness can invade slowly, an insidious malicious entity that robs the peace and joy in a person’s life. The cloud thickens until it blots out the world around them. Depression sets in. The loss of a job, loss of possessions, an injury or an illness may isolate a person from their surroundings as did the mandated isolation.

Loneliness can present itself when a certain song is played or a meaningful phrase is repeated. A certain smell can stir a wave on loneliness. It may be as intense as the initial loss of a parent, partner, or close friend.

A possible cure? Don’t expect a stranger to come to you. Reach out to others. You may find some folk are as lonely as you. They may be looking for a friend too.