Solitude Is Pleasant. Loneliness Is Not.

I Have Always Found It Difficult To Wait For Things - Whether It Was To See My Father Or Sailor Brother, Alan, Again After Their Long Sea Trips, Or The Chance Of A Better Job, Or Even New Curtains.

No Matter How Much We Love Our Family And Friends, A Part Of Us Needs The Occasional Moment Of Solitude As A Plant Needs Water. It Is The Inmost Core Of Each Of Us That, That Part Which Nobody Can Define But Which We All Recognize Because It Never Changes.

Solitude Is Pleasant. Loneliness Is Not.

Everyone Needs Some Time To Themselves.

But The Delights Of Solitude Don't Only Consist Of Dreaming. Next In Enjoyment, I Think, Comes Planning.