A group of Indians who had returned to India from the United States was asked, "For what reason did you leave the United States and come back to India?"

The first reason many of them gave was "visa problems." The next reason they mentioned was "loneliness."
Many cited as a primary reason the fact that "even after living there for 10 to 15 years, we couldn't form close friendships or relationships. Our connection with relatives back home is also gradually fading. Children don't even know their uncles, aunts, and other relatives. The children of both families are growing up as strangers to each other." Visa complications and the cost of health insurance were also cited as reasons by some.

This reason of "loneliness" surprised me greatly.

There is a man from Azerbaijan (a neighboring country of Iran) in our town. He said he was going from the United States to Turkey, then to Azerbaijan, and from there to his hometown near the Iranian border.

"There is a war situation there now, many problems exist. What is the necessity of going through all this trouble?" I asked.

"My elder brother's son's wedding..." he replied.

"If you go during the wedding, everyone will be busy, and you won't be able to talk properly, will you? You could go at another time, take your time, and talk to them," I said.

To which he replied, "No... if it's a wedding, all the relatives will come there. You can meet everyone in one place. Besides, after the wedding, they will leave the town and go somewhere else. Then we would have to travel to see my brother, and to another city to see my brother's son.

Even if we go, they won't spend much time with us. They will greet us, offer us breakfast, and then leave for work the next day.

Whether we go on ordinary days or not, we must definitely go for wedding ceremonies."

Loneliness is a modern disease.

Time scatters people across many places and many towns.

After that, overcoming it is very difficult.