Abyss

Talking to oneself may be mistaken to be a stark signal of mental instability but for the sagacious it is an important tool through which a person discovers himself better. Such thought is normally free of bias as it would be a very eccentric person who lies to himself. Considering the isolation that the post-modern age fosters, it becomes all the more important that an individual can find solace in his own being. Despite all the talk of the world becoming more linked and globalized, we have become more confined to artificial settings that cannot in the slightest provide the same emotional experience as face to face contact. Never in the history of mankind has such a degree of exclusion and ostracism been achieved. Behind the façade of development, globalization has made us more insecure and bereft of any real relationships. The hype surrounding social networking sites will only serve in the long run to magnify the hole we are digging for ourselves.Trapped behind closed doors, we are enslaved in the prisons of our own making.