We all fundamentally need to feel seen, heard, and understood by others. When this connection is missing, our mental health suffers tremendously. Fortunately, solutions exist.
Thank you Gurdeep, for your words of comfort and inspiration in these troubled times. And the marriage of Bhangra and bagpipes definitely lifted my spirits.
Gurdeep, true loneliness is being seen and not heard, no one taking the time to genuinely listen to your thoughts or expressions. We live in a society that fears true expression, where judgment rules the world even neighbours unrelenting at the thought of levelling the walls of fear and judgment that separate us. We don’t take the time to understand one’s position or opinion because it is seen as an affront to our own understanding of what our truths are. We put up walls to protect us from the reality that surrounds us denying the truth makes us feel secure in our own world that we craft so carefully to hide in. True understanding is a lost art form instead we look elsewhere for guidance from outside of our own rational thoughts to justify our need for truth, only grasping at things that are familiar, closing our eyes and ears to anything else that does not fit our own narrative. We fear anyone that looks different from us because somehow the cover of that book is not familiar to us and threatens our identity so, we dismiss it as irrelevant or something scary that must be shunned. Until we wake up to the reality that we are all equal in our humanity we will continue to suffer the ignorance of loneliness and live in the shadows of fear.
Right on the money, once again! I fully understand your article. I don’t feel seen, heard, or understood. Maybe a part of me does through therapy. But that’s only one part of a whole self. Which this is a big part of my depression. Also, childhood abuse & neglect, severe trauma, the state of the world, my son being too busy to see me, etc. Thank you for your beautifully written article! Also, I was a sea cadet in my early teenage years which invited all different kinds of people, from all walks of life, from across Canada, for a 6 week training camp in Vernon, BC. Where we all worked & got along so well with one another. The bagpipes in your video especially remind me of my sea cadet days. Bagpipes were always played on the parade square when we gathered for march. I really miss those days.
Thank you Gurdeep, for your words of comfort and inspiration in these troubled times. And the marriage of Bhangra and bagpipes definitely lifted my spirits.
Thank you, Holly 🙏🏽
Gurdeep, true loneliness is being seen and not heard, no one taking the time to genuinely listen to your thoughts or expressions. We live in a society that fears true expression, where judgment rules the world even neighbours unrelenting at the thought of levelling the walls of fear and judgment that separate us. We don’t take the time to understand one’s position or opinion because it is seen as an affront to our own understanding of what our truths are. We put up walls to protect us from the reality that surrounds us denying the truth makes us feel secure in our own world that we craft so carefully to hide in. True understanding is a lost art form instead we look elsewhere for guidance from outside of our own rational thoughts to justify our need for truth, only grasping at things that are familiar, closing our eyes and ears to anything else that does not fit our own narrative. We fear anyone that looks different from us because somehow the cover of that book is not familiar to us and threatens our identity so, we dismiss it as irrelevant or something scary that must be shunned. Until we wake up to the reality that we are all equal in our humanity we will continue to suffer the ignorance of loneliness and live in the shadows of fear.
Right on the money, once again! I fully understand your article. I don’t feel seen, heard, or understood. Maybe a part of me does through therapy. But that’s only one part of a whole self. Which this is a big part of my depression. Also, childhood abuse & neglect, severe trauma, the state of the world, my son being too busy to see me, etc. Thank you for your beautifully written article! Also, I was a sea cadet in my early teenage years which invited all different kinds of people, from all walks of life, from across Canada, for a 6 week training camp in Vernon, BC. Where we all worked & got along so well with one another. The bagpipes in your video especially remind me of my sea cadet days. Bagpipes were always played on the parade square when we gathered for march. I really miss those days.