I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But because I'm such a homebody, it's important to be surrounded by things I love.
Poof! It's magic!
I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.
I don't mind pointing out some of the failings of old age, because we are all headed in that direction, unless of course we take our own lives before we become a burden. I'm not advocating suicide, oh...
In all the land there is only one you, possibly two, but seldom more than sixteen.
Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were not pretending to love it.