The Importance Of Loneliness In My Life

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” (Mother Teresa). Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be alone, or to feel isolated from a generation? For many individuals we all face this loneliness at lease once in our lives. Some are able to overcome the struggles that coexist with loneliness. However, for those few who are unfortunate, they can never escape the feeling of not being a part of society. And while all throughout my youth I’ve struggled to be accepted by my peers and by society, I’ve been fortunate to have learned from my experiences and have the support with the few people that have accepted me.

My youth was full of emotions that always seemed to sway between being alone or noticed. I’ve always struggled to meet new people when I was in elementary school. Some would question and wondered why I never had lots of friends. You would expect children in that grade year to be either blunt, social, or shy. However, when you’re the new kid in town who is the first Hispanic to enter the school system you get a lot of heads turning. You

Even though my youth was spent in tears and loneliness. I’ve been lucky to meet great people in my life that have help me overcome my loneliness. My few friends and the adults I’ve encountered have tough me so much valuable information about life and I’m so grateful for it. And even though there is an language barrier between my family and myself, I’m expanding my vocabulary in both English and Spanish so that I’m able to communicate with my family living in Georgia and in Mexico. I know. Throughout life I will encounter that feeling of being lonely. Wither that’s in society or in my family I’ve learn from my past experience on how to overcome. It’s terrible to feel lonely but when you have love from family and friends, you can overcome anything that life throws at