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Originally Posted by H3rmit
Skeezyks - I've been surfing libraries looking for your book. My local library has it as audio. I've seen a lot of those other educator titles you mentioned, at my university library.
I have been much of a hermit, too, but I have learned that knowing people even superficially allows for exchange of information that is valuable as well as other exchanges. I really enjoy that people in my building know I'm a gardener, and I can give away some of my veggies from time to time And I am not thinking zucchini here, but really good veggies.  Being a hermit is good. It does often feel weird, though, to be a water drop in the oil stream or vice versa.
It hurts deeply, still, that I was unable to make friends all through my life. Somehow the urge to heal that is there. |
This is, for me, a very interesting Thread, H3rmit. Thanks for starting it! Yes, although I call myself an "urban hermit", the fact is I know quite a few people superficially. I live in a small suburb that has a large concentration of older adults. Also I'm married. My wife & I have a small dog & either my wife, or I , or both of us take him for at least one walk a day... more when the weather is decent (which hasn't happened recently.) We often encounter other older adults who live in our neighborhood. Often they're out walking their dogs too! However for me these are all the most superficial of acquaintances... nothing more than, "Hi, how are you today...", etc. (My wife tends to be more social.)
Personally, my life at this point is about seeking "enlightenment". I don't really even know what that means, or what the point of it is, assuming there even is one! But I know it is the path I'm on. Being something of a hermit is, for me, an important part of this. It may sound condescending... & I don't intend it that way, but my experience has been there is little, if anything, to be gained as a result of being involved with other people to any great extent. They are at least as far off track as I am. And so, taking up precious hours spending time with people who don't understand what I'm doing, & don't particularly care, is just a waste of time & an obfuscation.
On the other hand, I have certainly had my own helping of mental health struggles over the years. So being here on PC helps me to deal with that aspect of myself. And in the process, hopefully, I am able to be of some small benefit to other PC members along the way.
