The holidays are upon us…that weird time of year when you gather with family and friends, put up with uncle harry because after all family is worth it. Humans are pack animals, and Jews wrote the book. But a funny thing happens on the way to togetherness: feeling like an outsider. There is always the longing for a time that never quite was…The greeks called it Kaimos, that anxious state of nostalgia….We never learn to be alone without being lonely…We never learn how to value solitude, mistaking it for isolation…
But next time you’re in a crowded store, see how connected you feel…go for a walk by yourself, and when you feel anxious, don’t do anything about it…You wont’ die.
happy holidays
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