The Happiness of being "Alone"

We have a class of people, the "Singles"... the terminology to described people who are not in a so-called relationship.... Trust me.. Luck smiles on them more than it does on others :).. and that includes me! I'm so proud of myself and thank the gods for that! Beg my pardon, i am not criticizing those who are in a relationship.. I assume that is an entirely different experience.. But this is a must !
( ok i wanted to start off with a better introduction, nevertheless.. that wasn't bad) :)
After whining for months, that i apparently have no good friends, not a relationship to boast about.. and being restless and really really uncomforatble about being alone, i succumbed to the pleasure of being alone!
And that is a long story, and i was really unhappy with the prospect of ending up like a dumbo, all alone,.. eating lunch alone, studying alone, praying alone, and doing almost everything alone... hey, lets give it a break.. its not so bad at all... infact much better than the other option... because, you tend to live for yourself, you end up pleasing yourself, enjoying for yourself, and explore yourself...
My friends may now do the honour of asking questions like " How can you talk about your self alone, ( note the alone) when you have been talking about being selfless, and how the culture talks about selflessness, how bad self centredness is... all this while?" (Ok, i agree, its really boring to read so many "self"s all at one go)
But being alone is nowhere related to selfcentredness is... It is a result of being either deserted by "amiable" friends or making a choice of being aloof... You can be alone and yet be selfless.. and that is all together a different philosophy and we can explore that option in another surge of loneliness :P
Being alone is boring initially, its all a matter of getting habituated.. and once you get used to it, it will take some time before u can adjust yourself into a group of sensitive, civilized people!
And ask me the million dollar question, how did i succumb to the pleasure of being alone!
I discovered myself.. i started spending more time for myself and just discovered, i save more of my time, energy and mental agony.. That increased my effectiveness, i became more observent and less talkative,.. and LOTS of time to think.. I do think it is necessary to think to be innovative.. and for that, i need to exhaust my grey matter.. and how do u get to think if u have a friend constantly flooding you with her thoughts!!
A small clarification here.. i do not entirely suggest you need to be alone ALL the time.. but be alone for sometime everyday to get time for yourself, but it does have its own disadvantages, man is a social being ( something that Aristotle had worded ages ago, holds good even today.. Ye Gods! The Eternal Truth!) and careful, you may forget fellow human beings if persistent loneliness is maintained :D

So people, loneliness is not a punishment.. its a god-sent opportunity to get to know yourself.. dont curse it.. welcome it with open arms and make the best use of it!! Amen!! :)