Loneliness a disease that can be cured:

 

There are a lot of diseases in the world that scientists or doctors are trying to find a cure for. Cancer, M/S, ECT, but there is one that is facing a lot of people every day which can only be cured by Society. You don’t need any special skills or pills to cure it.

 

I am speaking of LONELINESS.

 

Loneliness does not need a pill, scientists, doctors, or professors to cure this terrible disease that is happening every day of our lives.

So, how is this terrible disease caused and how can it be cured is a question we need to ask ourselves.

 

Let’s take the first part of the question, how is loneliness caused?

 

Loneliness may be caused by families or friends having a disagreement one way or another and they lose touch. Someone may have been born with a disability or may have gained a disability one way or another through no fault of theirs.

You may lose someone who is very close to you through bereavement.

You may have friends or neighbours who have some sort of argument over one thing or another.

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There may be other ways that loneliness can begin and it’s only you that knows why.

 

Now let’s take the second part of the question, how can we as a community stop it from starting and how can we cure it in this modern world of ours?

 

Pause for a few moments and just think of all the wrongs and rights that are happening in this little world of ours and say to yourself, can I help in any way to put a few things right and try to stop this disease of loneliness going any further?

 

If you have fallen out or lost touch with someone for one reason or another, you may know someone who has lost a dear one, just take a little bit of time out and say to yourself, am I causing this disease of loneliness to start?

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Why not try and swallow your pride whether you were right or wrong, forget the past as its history now and let’s all try to stop this disease of loneliness from starting up in the future.

 

Please, try and remember that this is a small world and we are just passing through.

So whatever differences you may have with someone or you know someone who is on their own for one reason or another, why not pay them a visit, have a cup of tea with them, and make them feel wanted in this little world of ours.

 

Both society and lonely people will have to try and cure this terrible disease of loneliness together, by turning over a new leaf, forgetting the past and look forward to the future and stop this dreaded loneliness developing in the future.

 

As Christmas Season is approaching, can we not try and forget the past and turn over a new leaf and try to cure this terrible disease e of loneliness that we have in this little world of ours.

 

Signed-Paddy Daly