This is why you are lonely

“5 min ke baad reply karta hu, desperate nahi lagna chahiye.”

Since when talking to someone has become desperate? And Why?

We do this Because we want to appear important. It’s not about productivity, it’s about perception.

The image we craft becomes a desperate attempt to prove our relevance. “Look how much I matter,” our calendars scream. But it’s all noise. Deep down, we know the truth: this noise is covering up the silence within.

The ones who bury themselves

Then there are those of us who actually are busy – chronically. We fill every waking moment with tasks, responsibilities, side projects, and goals. Not because we love them all, but because we’re terrified of what might surface if we pause.

So we keep Running. All the time.

Rest feels dangerous. Stillness feels foreign. And facing our own thoughts feels unbearable.
So we run. We run from conversations we need to have. From emotions we’ve buried. From ourselves.

What Happens Because of it?

In both cases – whether pretend or real – we’re heading toward the same place: isolation.

We are a generation constantly surrounded by people, yet lonelier than ever before.

The saddest part? We’re rebranding it. We’re calling it “the grind,” “the hustle,” “the price of ambition.” But let’s be honest: when was the last time you called someone just to talk, with no agenda?

When was the last time someone called you, just to ask how you really are?

Our Lives Go Unseen

We’re afraid of being available for people. We’re afraid of investing emotionally. We say “I’m there for you” in texts, but rarely show up in presence. And slowly, painfully, we’re building lives where no one shows up without a reason.
This is the loneliness epidemic, of feeling unseen in a hyper-visible world.

See Through The Illusion

No matter how much the world tries to sell us alternative definitions of happiness – success, fame, money, followers. It always boils down to one thing:

Deep, meaningful relationships.

People who are there when you need them. And people you can show up for without needing a reason.