I came across this article a while ago and I really wanted to share it with you all. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/21/science/21whal.html?_r=2

It is about a very lonely whale with no friend or family. She doesn’t belong to any tribe, pack or gang. She doesn’t have a lover and she probably never will…

She is a very unique baleen whale, singing at 52hz.  While on average an baleen whale communicate only between 12 and 25hz. With her being double the average amount of hertz, there’s no way that she can be heard by other whales. As a result of her unique voice whenever she calls out to others, her calls remain unanswered, and each cry is ignored. In addition to all this, as times goes on, and the longer she remains unheard she becomes sadder and more frustrated; her notes become more desperate and goes deeper into despair.It makes me so sad to imagine this poor whale, massive in size but still invisible because she’s different.

But this show how much you need others in order to feel happy. If you are alone who will you talk to? We can’t just talk to ourselves, because that will just be weird. You will need someone that you want to share things with. More than just being surrounded by company, you need company that will understand you and on the same page as you. We value or friends because you get to feel a connection that you probably won’t feel with a random stranger that just walked past you.

I understand that everyone needs to have their alone time once in a while, but we can’t be happy being alone all the time.