lonely but not alone
I was thinking about how many times I was in a crowd, at a party, a gathering, with a person or group event and although there are plenty of people or a person there with me, I still felt lonely. Everyone is talking, they may occasionally talk to you but for them it's just to kill time, it's not a conversation because they are interested in you. I guess the conversation feels like it's space filler because they don't want to establish a genuine connection with you. It's a sad thing to be made to feel that way by another person or people. The loneliness is brought on by the lack of people's authenticity in wanting to be near or around you or to want to connect on a deeper level with you. Intuitively, I can tell if someone is genuinely wanting a genuine connection or because they feel some type of obligation to talk or be around me. To do things out of obligation diminishes the whole interaction to, "well, I'll talk or hang out with you because there isn't anything or anyone better at the moment". This is a horrible thing to do to someone that is being real, authentic and genuine meanwhile, the other person is just being inauthentic. I am grateful in my faith in God because he tells us, "I will never leave you or forsake you", so I find comfort in that because he's real, authentic and intentional at wanting a deeper more meaningful relationship with me. Also, it means that I'll never be alone.

