How does it sound to you? Solo-travelling, solo-career, single-handedly shopping, unaccompanied rounds to the market, independently managing the house and what not can we think about being alone. Being a loner is considered negative most of the times and what adds to this negative view is our ‘society’. Most of the times this self-chosen state is observed as an enforced state as if the person is isolated from the society and the social gatherings .The society always looks down to the lonely person. But why is this so?
Everything has become socialized and commercialized that our thoughts are shaped by the public opinion. Our thoughts are not ‘our’ anymore. Having more than 500 followers or friends on social media where they just like your posts and sometimes comment too to strike a conversation is a new way to categorize a person as a loner or a socialite. More is the number of friends; more is the extent of socialization. But not many may realize that many of us use the social media when we are alone. The conversation we have on social media refrains us from the real communication.
Being a one man or a woman army is not a kind of idea that suits all. Because not everyone can function, act, work or stay alone. Some people might have encountered with experiences that the thought of being alone attracted them. One might fall weak by the unfavorable thoughts that cross the mind when people comment negatively. But what is wrong with the idea of living alone.
It is the way to explore yourself. It is the way to carry yourself without the opinions of others. The chances of growth in the career increase if you are alone as you are only responsible for yourself. There is no doubt that being with people teaches you the art of responsibility but one tends to become careless about their own self while being careful about others whereas aloofness gives you the hope of believing your own self. You are not dependent on anyone else for anything. Once you develop the habit of living alone, it becomes difficult to adjust with the opinion of others. And it is also said that only if you are happy, you can keep others happy. There comes a time in everyone’s life when he or she has to live alone and there is nothing wrong if we choose that kind of life even before the time comes. Living alone opens the door for many new things to be learned about yourself and the way things are.
If you are thinking to live alone, do not be afraid of what people say . Believe your own self and grab this opportunity to re-discover yourself.