I woke up this morning after a fitful sleep. The night dragged on and on like the morning was never going to come. Waking up intermittently in between phases of weird dreams and nightmares, I willed sleep to drown me on several occasions but it eluded me. Finally, the the first rays of sunlight hit my sleep deprived eyes and I woke up to begin an early day.

While having a cup of coffee, I wondered how time can fly so quickly without even stopping to wait for you to catch up? Have you wondered why it's such in a hurry and where it goes? I often look in the mirror to observe the effect of travelling in this invisible vehicle as it hurtles through the universe. Try as I might, I can't ignore the signs of ageing. Well, I don't look bad for my age. All thanks to not indulging in age enhancing vices. At 28 years old (Will be 29 in a couple of months), I flatter myself if I say I look 20 but I heard people give me the occasional compliment that I don't look anything as old as I claim to be. (Who are we kidding?!!! lol).

We are getting old. That is the plain hard truth. It's not bad news either. Ageing is an inescapable part of life and as all living things do we must advance in age. The point I'm making is the fear of growing old and remaining alone. Not single but alone. It's a deep seated fear hidden in our subconscious. It's not something we like to face up to or admit but the fear is real and present in everyone of us. It's bad enough to not have someone you can trust; a true friend you can confide in and share your time with but being alone is worse.

I have observed that one can be in the midst of people and still be lonely. Loneliness is a fast spreading virus especially in this part of the world. Humans were made for contact-social contact that is. Yet we live in a society that is highly segregated in every form imaginable. Our evolving belief in finding solace in material things or the latest fad around town doesn't help matters either. We rather find comfort in manufactured products than the wonderful feeling of belonging to a community of caring people. Yet we grow old and become alone. It's our worst fear- growing old and being alone for the rest of our short lives. What could be more miserable than that!

The dating sites come to our rescue. Some genius somewhere thought it would be a brilliant idea if we could use the internet as a tool to bring lonely people together. The rest they say is history. When I look at the age range of people on dating sites, I begin to ask myself where did it all go wrong. From 18 years old to 65 years old, we see people seeking for love or its intended definition. Everybody wants someone and it looks like it's increasingly hard to make friends in the real world, so we all hide behind our computer screens and make up alter egos to become more courageous and approachable.

The clock is ticking, time is going and we are all getting old. Is there any time for 'love'? Will we ever find that special someone? Are we going to be alone for the rest of our short lives? No matter what happens, we should resolve to be happy and live life to the full .Share your happiness with someone. Make another life breathe easier and enjoy the ride. It may happen one day. You never know. There is someone for everyone.

With so much love.

nep2ra.