Loneliness in a Connected World — A Friend Who Never Leaves
A Crowd of Contacts, a Void in the Soul You scroll through your phone late at night. Notifications blink. Group chats are active. Likes pour in on your recent post. You're connected — or at least, that’s how it looks. But deep inside, there's an aching silence. No one really sees you. No one truly knows you. You're not alone in feeling alone. A recent Harvard study found that 36% of people — and 61% of young adults — experience serious loneliness . Another report from the U.S. Surgeon General likened the health effects of loneliness to smoking 15 cigarettes a day . It’s a silent epidemic. One that’s hiding behind the glowing screens of our always-on world. We live in a paradox: never before have we been so digitally linked, yet emotionally and spiritually disconnected . Our devices promise closeness, but often deliver shallow interaction . Our communities gather, but few hearts truly touch. In this dissonance, we must ask — where can we find real connec...
