Why do I feel like I don't belong even when I'm surrounded by people?

Belonging isn't about proximity—it's about recognition. You can be in a crowd and feel invisible, or alone and feel completely held. Rabia understood this viscerally. She loved God not for reward or social standing, but for pure alignment with what mattered. The question worth asking isn't 'Am I with enough people?' but 'Am I with people who see me?' There's a difference between being included and being *known*. Sometimes loneliness in crowds happens because we're performing rather than being. Or because we're waiting for others to initiate what only we can offer. Notice: when do you feel most like yourself? Usually it's not the loudest moment—it's when you can drop the mask. Belonging grows from authenticity, not attendance. If you feel unseen in your current circles, that's information. It might mean finding different circles, or it might mean showing up more genuinely in the ones you have. Rabia's legacy wasn't that she belonged to everyone—it's that she belonged *entirely* to what she loved. Start there.