Alienation

Alot of times we are too self absorbed in our own problems and issues. When we talk to others, we tend to talk about ourselves. We want others to listen to us. When others talk about themselves, our minds may be too self absorbed in our own issues to understand the concerns of others. We treat the problems of others as trivial, and we long for others to recognise that our problems should take priority over theirs because we perceive our problems to be greater. The sad thing is that everyone thinks the same way, and so it seems to us that noone listens to us or understands us, which results in our feeling of alienation from people and from the world. This phenomenon, coupled with the fact that we may be too self absorbed to care about others around us, may result in us not wanting to talk to others, fuelling the feeling of alienation from this world.

Ironically, this feeling of alienation and the desire to escape from our problems is what connects people together in this post-modern world. It is a shame that most of us don't realise this.