It is only some people who feel different, who feel alone or isolated in this world, or who feel that they do not belong to the environment that surrounds them. Your solitary existence does not necessarily have an antisocial preference. These people often say they just feel old. This is not bad, quite the contrary, they are people who may be more intelligent or who show a special sensitivity, are more intuitive and who seem not to fit in with their time. These people say they feel old in heart, old in mind and old in soul. They are old in soul because they have a very different and more mature outlook on life than those around them.
As a result, a old soul he lives his internal life, he walks his own path alone, while the rest around him gather to follow other paths. Perhaps you have experienced this in your own life, or have witnessed someone else experience it. If so, this article is dedicated to you, with the hope that you can find yourself, or better understand others.
1. You tend to think a lot about everything. You are always finding deeper meaning in your relationships, simple interactions with strangers, and in the world around you.
2. You enjoy solitude and use it as a time to reflect on your life and everything that happens in it. You continually seek a higher understanding and are incredibly introspective about life.
3. You have always had a much higher maturity for your age. When you were a kid, people commented on how mature you were, and you probably enjoyed sitting at the grown-up table, rather than the kid’s table. It’s not that you didn’t have fun being a kid, it’s just that sometimes you thought adult conversations were so much more interesting.
4. You enjoy the simple thingssuch as drinking coffee and reading the news, having breakfast with friends, cooking a good meal, or reading a good book.
5. You have a philosophical outlook on life and see the world on a larger scale than most people. When you face problems, you try to see it as a learning experience and consider your struggles as just part of your path.
6. You do not place much value on the possession of expensive material items. You find that you get much more from your personal relationships and experiences than from anything you may have.
7. You focus on self-actualization and you enjoy free expression through writing, art, music, or other streams of expression.
8. You are sensitive and spiritual in nature. You tend to trust your gut about things because you are rarely wrong. You just have a “feel” about things and can read people well.
9. You feel connected to certain periods of time. and you find yourself more interested in the art, history or culture of that decade.
10. Even if you have a large social circle full of friends and acquaintances, you have always felt a little different from others. You may not necessarily think of yourself as a loner but you are certainly comfortable being alone and you understand the difference between being alone and lonely.
11. Regardless of where you go, you seem to be the type of person strangers are inclined to talk to. There is something about you that makes others want to explain their life to you just minutes after meeting you.
12. Sometimes you feel a sense of separation between yourself and the “real world.” You recognize that you have a way of thinking about life in terms of money, possessions, relationships, etc, and then there is the conventional approach to life that most people have. You don’t think one is better than the other, they’re just different.
13. You have a high level of acceptance of others and understand the importance of forgiveness. Because of this, your friends always want you to give them advice or tell you a secret that they wouldn’t tell anyone else. They know that you will listen without judging.
14. You relish the quiet moments in life that may seem old-fashioned to others. Maybe this means going for a Sunday drive in the country or writing a letter (an actual letter, not an email) to a friend who lives on the other side of the country.
Just as some older people describe themselves as “young at heart”, so too can the young be “old at heart”. And you… Are you an old soul?