I really like being alone. I almost used hermit, but that is to strong a word. A hermit is a person who lives alone, maybe in a crumbling old house with their memories and tea cups. I'm not that isolated. I still go to church and visit some of my children. I still go to the grocery store and pay bills. But I am really not much into the social scene.
Psychology says that the more contact with people you have the longer you will live. I'm not sure I quite believe that, much less agree with it, but I find that much of the social pazazz is a bore. I spent two hours one day with two very good friends whom I love, but the conversation and subjects were pointless and empty. Better to spend the time alone in a more profitable way.
My vision is becoming so bad that reading is difficult, but a magnifying glass helps. I can write in the word processor and magnify things to my own comfort. Driving is becomming more of a challenge. For these reasons I can stay home and enjoy the books, and the even world, on the computer. Yes, I need to get new glasses, but I'm doubtful that my social engagement would improve if I could see better.
Seeing better probably wouldn't make me more socially acceptable. I don't even have the social awareness to engage in conversation. I don't care what Lindsey Lohan does, and I don't think I know who George Lopez is. I do have an opionion about the president, but it is probably the wrong one. Why would I expose myself to public scrutiny?
I have built a case to justify my current track, so if nobody gives me a better reason to change than I have already established, I can see myself moving farther along that road. I guess "hermit" comes after "recluse."
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