THE LOTUS LANE

I Was Surrounded by People All Evening and I've Never Felt More Alone

August 31, 2026 · Loneliness
I Was Surrounded by People All Evening and I've Never Felt More Alone - a story about lonely in a crowd

Feeling lonely in a crowd doesn't mean something is wrong with you — it usually means you want something more real than small talk. That longing is actually the beginning of finding it.

“It is rare to be born as a human being. The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is precious above all things... a person who has friends in the Dharma... is a person with the greatest fortune.”

- Daisaku Ikeda, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, Part 1, Chapter 3
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