Thoai Nguyen

Nice guy, Bookworm, Hacker, Bootstrapper

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Being Alone

It may not come very often, that you befriend with solitude. Whenever that happens, life could be intense. Without the distraction of the outer world and social relationships, without a single soul to be seen, you see yourself clearly.

Perhaps you are not completely alone in this moment. You are watching a trace of my thoughts, something that used to be the present at some point in time. Not anymore.

It is puzzling for many to observe an introvert, asking themselves what there really is in that moment, of silence. The explanation to that is rather simple, sometimes too simple for a learned mind to grasp. What if there is nothing to disturb you anymore? What if you are at the peak of your anger? What if you are just calm, without any thoughts, without thinking, just being?

The fact is simple: we can see ourselves with utmost clarity being alone. Life has a way to balance, or re-balance...

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