Anticipation Guide #3

Of the many feelings that hurt – grief, anger, jealousy, loneliness – loneliness hurts the most.

     I strongly agree with this statement. A lot of feelings can make people hurt, but no feeling could make a person hurt more than loneliness. When you feel angry, jealous, or sad, you could always rely on a friend or family member that you really trust to help you. They could share a few kind words, try to help you out, and even make you forget about the bad feeling that you are experiencing. However, loneliness is felt because of the lack of your friends or family. For example, if you’re experiencing some hard times (such as getting bullied), and for some reason, your friends and family aren’t there to help you out, you feel lonely. You feel helpless because there is no one for you to tell your troubles to or to rely on.

     Some people would argue that loneliness feels so much better than emotions such as anger and grief. I see their point, but I disagree with that. Sure, anger and grief can feel pretty awful sometimes, but they can eventually be cured over time with the support of your friends and family. Even if one of them were to betray you, the others would still help you get over it. When you feel lonely, it’s like you shut yourself out from the rest of the world. You feel like you’re trapped in your own little cell and no one is there to help you. Even though I’ve never really experienced true loneliness before, I have experienced loneliness briefly and I feel like it’s the most painful of all emotions in the long run.