Solitude: An In-Depth Exploration

After a broad discussion of solitude last week, whch including references to Confucius, Viktor Frankl, Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, Henry David Thoreau and Jean Paul Sartre, we are attempting to narrow our focus. Among the questions we will explore include: Are we scared to be alone, and if so,why? Does time spent in solace guarantee that one will grow as an individual? and How can we tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad'uses of leisure time? If an individual is able to 'shake off' the overbearing influence of society (a la Thoreau) - where should she go from there?