Twenty-Two Years Old On New Year's Eve Comments

What does one do on New Year’s Eve? What is the cause for celebration on New Year’s Eve at all? I suppose New Year’s Eve is different from the other 364 days of the year, because on this day of champagne and confetti and cheers of rejoice, I feel a heightened sense of what has been lying under the surface on all those other days. Oh yes, that old friend called – Loneliness.

For a long while, I have misunderstood my loneliness as a preference for solitude. It took me a few years to realize that the weight dragging me down stemmed from a desire for self-effacement rather than an eccentric pride. I brought it upon myself. I decline invitations to big parties, gatherings with old school friends, and rendevous with new acquaintances. I had the chance not to be lonely, but I chose otherwise.
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