That’s enough
The sentiment expressed in this graphic is not necessarily sad and not necessarily contemptuous of people. It does, however, express something of the paradoxical stance towards others on the part of other people. I can state as an intellectual proposition steeped in psychology and sociology the view that each of us needs others in order to be ourselves. The theory is fine; it’s the practical that is difficult. You need people and spend half your time yearning their absence in your life; people irritate the life out of you and you spend half your time trying to avoid them.
I can take people in short bursts. I always need an exit, and the time always comes when I need to use it. Then there are days when I would prefer not to make an appearance and account for my existence. I keep things tight. I like a narrow circle. I am quickly saturated in people. I have to ration my time because relations with others very easily becomes a deep dive with me.
