Post by cheyennebolin on Aug 8, 2011 22:42:40 GMT -5
To say that the end of solitude is near is barbaric. In William Deresiewicz’s “The End of Solitude” it is said that, “not long ago, it was easy to feel lonely. Now, it is impossible to be alone.” I’ll grant you that it’s becoming less and less apparent but believe me it’s there. You can see it every day if you just take a moment to look at your surroundings. At least once a day you can find it in your own home that is if you still live with your parents. I bet you have woken up one morning just close after your mom or dad has and just sneaked a peak into their alone time. I can almost guarantee that they are sitting in their favorite corner of the house having there morning cup of coffee or tea. Now, they might be reading the newspaper, but I can guarantee they’ll take a few lone seconds and look out into space or out the window. This is their usual time to mull things over in their heads before they start their day.
In “The End of Solitude” by William Deresiewicz states that, “young people today seem to have no desire for solitude, have never heard of it, can’t imagine why it would be worth having.” My mother taught me the promise and security of being alone. You could always find her alone. The most mesmerizing fact is that when it was just her and her book she was in her most peaceful state. I don’t care if it was nine in the morning or eleven at night she was in the kitchen reading one of her hundreds of books. She valued her time away from my sister and I. We didn’t always respect that but it showed us that we can be alone and not be terrified of staying in that state.
If today’s teens aren’t showed that solitude is something to embrace then they will never learn it. The desire of solitude should be instinctive and it might be. It could possibly be just one of those things that we as human beings have just hidden under the covers.
Even though technology allows us to never be truly alone technologies such as the net shouldn’t be shunned by adults. They should embrace it and so should their children. The child that spends six hours a day between the web and the television could possibly be the next great inventor of Apple Inc. This society needs great minds in order to keep it moving forward. We wouldn’t be here now if some teenager in the past hadn’t spent all their time starting at a screen.
Yes, social networking sites take away from the privacy of one’s life but it is always a way for us to communicate with others and be more knowledgeable about subjects. Parents should let kids be kids, but with boundaries of course. So what if they want to have a Facebook or a Twitter? Let them have it. Parents also need to be the ones to realize that in order to keep solitude from losing its importance more than it already has It’s their responsibility to show their children the wonders of solitude.
Solitude will never come to an end. There will always be a group of people who value their alone time.
In “The End of Solitude” by William Deresiewicz states that, “young people today seem to have no desire for solitude, have never heard of it, can’t imagine why it would be worth having.” My mother taught me the promise and security of being alone. You could always find her alone. The most mesmerizing fact is that when it was just her and her book she was in her most peaceful state. I don’t care if it was nine in the morning or eleven at night she was in the kitchen reading one of her hundreds of books. She valued her time away from my sister and I. We didn’t always respect that but it showed us that we can be alone and not be terrified of staying in that state.
If today’s teens aren’t showed that solitude is something to embrace then they will never learn it. The desire of solitude should be instinctive and it might be. It could possibly be just one of those things that we as human beings have just hidden under the covers.
Even though technology allows us to never be truly alone technologies such as the net shouldn’t be shunned by adults. They should embrace it and so should their children. The child that spends six hours a day between the web and the television could possibly be the next great inventor of Apple Inc. This society needs great minds in order to keep it moving forward. We wouldn’t be here now if some teenager in the past hadn’t spent all their time starting at a screen.
Yes, social networking sites take away from the privacy of one’s life but it is always a way for us to communicate with others and be more knowledgeable about subjects. Parents should let kids be kids, but with boundaries of course. So what if they want to have a Facebook or a Twitter? Let them have it. Parents also need to be the ones to realize that in order to keep solitude from losing its importance more than it already has It’s their responsibility to show their children the wonders of solitude.
Solitude will never come to an end. There will always be a group of people who value their alone time.