I’m a stranger here myself
It is hard to describe to non-introverts how challenging it is to live in a world made for extroverts.
You feel like a stranger, an outsider and sometimes even like an alien, because you experience life differently.
Silence, solitude and stillness are three factors you value most in life.
I hope this little exhibition can show you what it feels like,
to experience life as an introvert not only in your home country, but also abroad.
And maybe, how one can find solace in a world not made for them.
In the silence
of my solitude,
I am an echo
from a distant star,
resonating with the unfamiliarity
of earthly vibrations.
Among the crowd,
I stand as an outlander,
an outsider,
a cosmic nomad lost in the
earthly maze.
My heart beats
to the rhythm
of a cosmic drum,
and sometimes I feel like
a lone star in
a galaxy of earthly pulsations.
Sometimes, I wonder
if I'm just
a traveler
passing through Earth,
a stranger in a strange land.
Yet, as the snowflakes
fall softly,
there's a recognition
that my introverted journey
resonates with the Finnish spirit
—a dance between solitude
and shared stillness.