the window of a plane, I look down on jewels of light,
some scattered, some bursting in massed splendor like
exploding skyrockets. This is a fragment of the universe,
and through contemplation, I am happily involved in itl
Lonely? Amid all this!
If you will but look, you will find the opportuni-
ties for contemplation are as limitl~ss as... well, as
every thing! And the deep, satisfying spiritual joy of quiet
contemplation is just as limitless. You cannot be lonely
when you are absorbed in contemplating the vastest or
the tiniest parts of this mysterious, magnificent universe.
Of course, you do not need an airplane or any
fOrm of travel to enjoy your world. If you cannot, or do
not choose to leave your easy chair, the world will come
to you through books, publications, radio and television.
And not just the world as an ever-fascinating spectacle-
but its interesting people of today and on back through
history. You can examine their lives, their thoughts, their
deeds. Again, you have readily available to you ... con-
templation unlimited. And a sure cure for loneliness-
forever!
One of the recommended cures for loneliness
is to "lose yourself in busy activity", be it vigorous work
or active play, or some difficult puzzle or game which
requires your full mental concentration. If you "lose your-
self" simply as a means of escapism-of escaping from
yourself temporarily-then this method of escape will soon
come to an end, leaving you enervated physically, men-
tally, and emotionally, more subject to the symptoms of
loneliness than when you began this grimly trying to "lose