Curiosity makes loneliness.
The family is on its way out; couples go next; then no more keeping cats or parrots.
Fluency avoids hard thoughts.
Pursuit of the approximate can conclude. Not so pursuit of the absolute.
Sometimes I discover I have changed my mind because I have forgotten what I used to think.
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.