No Man is an Island
"No man is an island, Entire of itself". The first part of this quote I'm sure you've heard as often as I have. Until today on Twitter, I didn't know it was attributed to John Donne , poet & future dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, was born on this day in 1615. But back to the quotation. I often wonder why people withdraw from their communities and try to live completely independently without recourse to another human. Of course, it's somewhat easier nowadays with an internet connection, but why do it. For some it's a conscious decision to 'go it alone', for others it could be from a religious motivation to allow greater time to focus on God and faith as in the hermit style of living; but I believe that many try to live like this because they've been hurt in the past. Recently I wasn't too well, and the way I deal with illness is to be like a cat! I withdraw to 'lick my wounds...