Learning to walk the path of life alone

Even when we are in a relationship long term - 30, 40, 50 years together- there comes the time when one will pass on and the other will be left alone.

It's beautifully said the longest and best companion that one would have is SELF. So, we better love and take good care of that companion . Self love and self care is so important. But I feel that most of us, especially ladies in the household tend to ignore it for a good part of life till reality hits us hard. We get too devoted and invested in relationship.

You're right life is like a box of chocolates, you don't know what would come out next. It pays to know how to navigate through life alone or with others. Because in spite of coming alone and leaving alone - no man is an island. We have to interact with other people so we could survive together. It is only when we do this that we could extend the life span of humanity. No man is an island but it's imperative that we should also learn how to live alone.

Yes I concur with this your writing Arunima. We are born and we die..and alone we must be strong.

In some ways, though, none of us is ever truly alone. For one thing, we always have God with us, beside us, and in our hearts too. Then, at the beginning of our lives, we are not alone either, we spend time as a "part" of our mother, together with her, in her body, and this is why motherly love is so strong, for each one of us too. From the moment that we are actually born, we are born into supportive, loving hands, and from then on, until the rest of our lives, we can feel that same love from others around us too. When we do die, we are met by someone, from the other side, so I do not believe that we are left alone there either. All during our lives here, we are meant to mingle, help each other, and love each other too, and so if we do this, none of us should ever be alone in life either. I believe that our relationship with God is not temporary, but will, and can go on forever for us too. Perhaps, this is so, also with other souls, in our lives too. We might be continually able to contact them, even in the nether worlds, and we might meet up with them again in the after-life too. Yes, we do need to learn from our life experiences, and move on with the wisdom gained from each such experience too.

Rightly said. I agree completely. The way in which you said simply but it isn't that simple. However, we need to move on in life. Thanks for your insight