I need you and you need me

I wonder what solitary confinement is like. I don't ever want to experience it. I just wonder what it's like. I don't think it's any surprise that it is one of the worst punishments issued in our prison system. We need people. As I think about it I've come to the conclusion that other people satisfy some very deep rooted needs.
First of all, I think other people are the best picture of God we are going to get this side of eternity. Genesis 1:26 tells us that God made man in his own image. Solitary confinement strips us of that picture of God many of us don't even realize we need. I also think other people affirm my existence. We have a deep need to know that we are alive and vital and that we matter. Out of that springs the need for love. After all, love is showing that you matter. The flip side, hate is not even acknowledging your existence.
I bet Hell feels a lot like solitary confinement.