We want privacy but fear isolation. We want seclusion but when we have it, we wish we had company. Solitude is something that we all experience, something we all face, no matter how often it visits us. But, there are so many different sides and connotations to it. Solitude can be both a blessing and a curse. It may carry with it a sense of comfort and freedom but also loneliness and emptiness. Sometimes, it brings us closer to our own selves and at others, it leaves us feeling more separated than ever before.