In the UK some seven million people live alone, and of these approximately five million, aged seventy and over, report that they have only the television for company. As Mother Teresa of Calcutta wrote, ‘I know the greatest suffering in the world is being lonely, feeling unloved, just having no one. I have come more and more to realise that being unwanted is the worst disease today that any human being can experience.’
Each of us can make an effort to reach out to those in our neighbourhood who live alone, especially the elderly. The small book TOGETHER was produced by members of our meditation group and shows the value of people coming together in groups to share their stories and experiences.
