Leaving someone alone isn't always the answer

Sunday, November 18, 2012

What do you do when you see someone sitting alone? Being alone is a common situation in the world and there are many reasons for it. Sometimes people want to be by themselves, I think, but others are alone because there is no other alternative. How is one to know what to do when he notices that another person is by himself? Do you intrude -- or attempt to befriend him? A priest brought the condition of aloneness to my attention last weekend.

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