One of life’s many blessings that I cherish are those moments when I am alone – not lonely, but alone – when I don’t have to meet people or engage in any conversation whether with friends, acquaintances or strangers: In other words, those rare precious times when I am truly left to my own device.

I call this my going within time. Having nobody to talk to, argue with, exchange or bounce off ideas with, get annoyed or upset at is for me a great honour and privilege for it gives me an opportunity to go within myself and get to know myself in ways that interacting with other people does not.