The monster called loneliness Loneliness is an insidious fiend. A hydra-headed monster, it quietly sneaks in unawares, sets up camp inside the private, pristine spaces of your mind/consciousness and then takes full control à la wily China in eastern Ladhakh; ... or, biologically speaking, the invisible but ubiquitous virus - Corona, Pox or Flue - that catches us off guard. Some types are identifiable and familiar. For instance the gnawing loneliness that haunts us when a loved one departs to the Great Unknown Beyond. Worse, if it is premature and unexpected...