I am an introvert. And to my fellow shut-ins please hear me when I say this... Don’t let your desire to be alone hinder your growth as a person. Social situations are a constant struggle for me but I wouldn’t be where I am today if I didn’t push out of my comfort zone.
His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018.