Alone But Not Lonely

“If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company.”

• Anonymous

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I wish to make an observation.

I don’t know if it means anything.

But it could.

It might be a red herring (expression popularized in 1807 when English polemicist William Cobbett told a story of using strong-smelling smoked fish to divert hounds from chasing a rabbit) which, if followed to its natural conclusion, may direct one down the wrong rabbit hole.

Rather than ending up at a party for Alice, we could end up somewhere else, and it may not be nearly as fun. Alice’s party included a cast of weird creatures like the nervous White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the smiling Cheshire Cat, and others.

It’s bound to be less interesting.

So here’s the observation: of the few who have left planet Earth for a place beyond, all have gone solo.

This based on Holy Writ.

If you are not a subscriber to that perennial bestseller or a Christian believer, you may wish to stop reading and direct your attention elsewhere.

A list of the select few includes Enoch, 7th from the first man, Adam, who, so far as we know, went alone.