alone

Most of our life we are on ourselves. We live with our body and thoughts. We have externalities in the form of companions and society.

If we master and accept living with ourselves, in our consciousness living this life becomes very easy. It keeps us calm and going in the flow of life without any pain and worry.

It is not necessary to go by the template and appease everyone as long as you are not hurting others. It is not required to be part of this herd, you are free to have your thoughts and liberty to express it.

Rabindra Nath Tagore wrote a famous poem Ekla Chalo Re. I have added its English translation below.

If they answer not to thy call walk alone,
If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,
O thou of evil luck,
open thy mind and speak out alone.

If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,
O thou of evil luck,
trample the thorns under thy tread,
and along the blood-lined track travel alone.

If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,
O thou of evil luck,
with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heart
and let it burn alone.

Bengali version of the same poem