Who would have thought a comedian known for his vulgar jokes would speak so profoundly about Original Solitude? This YouTube video clip has garnered over 5.3 million views. The clip specifically addresses this aloneness that leads us to happiness. In Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, the Pope describes this phenomenon as Original Solitude, a realization in solitude that opens up our heart to God. All the noise in the world is distracting us from entering that solitude. Louis C.K. definitely hit a nerve:
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