Is Solitude where you meet yourself?

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Asslam o Alaikum,  My honourable Sir,  As scholars advise, " Solitude is where you meet yourself"  But whenever I sit to reflect on my own presence, rather than meeting myself, I feel I lose myself. Everything around me including myself becomes question mark and 'I' itself feels strange. I feel void.  Sir, what's that...? Am I missing something in what scholars meant or is this beyond my understanding?  I believe your understanding more than my confusion 😊 Reply to the question: Wa Alaikum Assalam What you’re describing actually makes a lot of mixed sense—and it’s more common (and more meaningful) than it feels in the moment. When scholars say “Solitude is where you meet yourself,” they’re not talking about an immediate, peaceful, clear “meeting.” That line is often quoted in the spirit of thinkers like Rumi or Al-Ghazali—but the first stage of solitude is usually not clarity. it shows confusion. What you’re experiencing—the feeling of: losing yourself, everyth...

Difference between Present Participle and Past Participle

Difference between Present Participle & Past Participle



"Write" is a Simple Present
Examples:
He writes poems.
He does not write poems.
Does he write poems?
Does he not write poems?

"wrote" is Simple Past
He wrote poems. 
He did not write the poems.
Did he write the poems?
Did he not write the poems?

"written" is a Past Participle (the third form of the verb)
He has written many poems. 
He has not written many poems.
Has he written many poems?
Has he not written the poems?

"written" is Past Participle Adjective
I have got many written poems. 

"writing" is a Present Participle 
He is writing many poems.  

They are looking for a "writing" board.
"writing" is here an adjective (Present Participle Adjective) and "looking" is a Present Participle 

Practice Test for Participles

1. She is writing a novel these days. "writing" is 


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Present Participle

2. I have broken a mirror. "broken" is a


ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Past Participle

3. I have got a piece of breaking news. "breaking" is a 


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Present Participle Adjective 

4. The Fear was never gone.  "gone" is a


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Past Participle Adjective

5. A third unbidden partner at every mid-night talk. " unbidden" is a


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Adjective 

6. When Arthur was gone. "gone " is a 


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Adjective

7. Smoking is injurious to health. "smoking" is a/an 


ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Gerund (a noun)

8. They were smoking cigarettes. "smoking" is a/an


ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Present Participle 

9. I am going into town. "going" is a/an


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Present Participle (Verb)

10. We are stranded on Mars. "stranded" is a/an 




ANSWER= (A)   
Explanation: Adjective (Past participle adj)

11. Something happened that afternoon. "happened" is a/an

ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Simple Past (the second form of the verb)

12. They have paid their fee. " paid" is a/an


ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Past Participle 

13. It's a broken CD. "broken" is a/an 


ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Adjective

14.  They are making a noise. "making" is a/an




ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Present Participle 

15. The wind has done something to the houses. "done" is a/an  




ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Past Participle 

16. He has been prowling in those ruins. "prowling" is a/an  




ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Present Participle 

17.  The time had worn with the crushing pressure. "worn" is a/an 




ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Past Participle 

18. They saw the old cities. "old" is a/an 




ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Adjective 

19.  She dashed blindly onto the porch. Correct spelling of "dashed" is  a/an




ANSWER= (C) 
Explanation: Verb (simple past)

20. It was meant for the Martians. "meant" is a/an  




ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Past Participle Adjective

21. Lura stumbled through settlement, crying. "crying" is a/an    



ANSWER= (A)  
Explanation: Present Participle (verb)

22. Lura stumbled through settlement, crying. "stumbled" is a/an  


ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Simple Past 

23. They have been selected by the board. "selected" is a/an    


ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Past Participle (the third form of the verb)

24. We have qualified for the final match. "qualified" is a/an



ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Past Participle (the third form of the verb)

25. Broken mirrors can damage your feet. "broken" is a/an  



ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Past Participle Adjective

26. Where did you see them last? "see" is a/an



ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation:
Base form of the verb (it is used after 'did' in Simple Past Tense)

27. He has sold all the computers. "sold" is a/an 



ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Past Participle

28. We are not going to the picnic today. "going" is a/an     



ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Present Participle 

29. She has paid the bills. "paid" is a/an 



ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Past Participle

30. She has a good look. "look" is a/an



ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Noun 

Choose the correct option- Phrase or Clause

31. Opening the door, she set the package on the table. "Open the door" is a  



ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: Phrase (a phrase is a group of words)

32. "She set the package on the table." is a 



ANSWER= (A) 
Explanation: Clause ( a clause has its own subject and predicate- in other words, it is a sentence) 
 

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