Rejection is separation. Separation worse than death. From an evolutionary narrative, separation is death. Separation from the pack. Separation from the unit. Separation from the tribe. Separation from the “family”. We are as much social as we are individual. We are connected, meant to survive and thrive together. Bring our abilities to the group, share our strengths, share our weaknesses, move as one.
Separation is being cut off, the disconnect. The uncertainty of being alone. Being foreign, an intruder, unwelcome, exiled. Uncared for, not given a thought, not given the acknowledgment of existence. Being lost and unretrievable.