Boy Alone in a Room

A boy sits alone in a room.

Is he truly alone?
What about the people next door?
Or the people in the same building.
Outside people pass by on the street.
They are on their way to the store, their work, or to see their friends.
Is he still alone?

The building is part of the neighborhood.
The neighborhood is part of a community.
The community is part of a region.
The region is part of a country.
The country is part of the world.

Billions of people are inter-connected,
but the boy is alone in his room.