Being introverted to the point of misanthropy, I don't mind the alone time (which will encompass Simchat Torah as well.) However, being alone and unplugged? Good recipe for insanity.
Although it's two days, not four years, I keep thinking about the movie Cast Away. Loneliness can do strange things to people.
While I'm not at the level of befriending a volleyball, I can understand the impulse. Like the desert island, Shabbos is silent. No music. No needlework. No transportation. Sure, one can walk--where? I may try the beach. But what can one do in the winter? How much can one read? Or sleep? We'll see how it goes.
I can't imagine spending 24 hours alone, but I have been reading a LOT over yom tov while everyone else goes to shul or sleeps.
ReplyDeleteAny friends you can walk to?
ReplyDeleteI used to love walking by myself on the boardwalk in FR, probably one of things I actually miss about NY.
I have an opposite problem: I am never alone, and I feel like I am always plugged into something or other. Therefore, Yom Tov has been nice, like a long breath where I do not have to play catch up.
Are the girls in school? Are you working?
Good luck and don't go insane.