On being alone

I'm a big believer in doing things by myself. Very rarely do I feel like I need people around all the time – and in fact, I prefer it many times to doing things with people. That is not to say I don't like people. Of course I do. I am a very social person too, but there is something about doing things alone – a walk, a movie, dinner – that creates quality time with yourself. I understand what I really like without thinking of what another person likes.

I'm true to my likes and dislikes and they aren't clouded by my perception of another's.

Even so, I do not believe that we must never be emotionally attached to anybody. The only thing that separates us from both [most] animals and robots is that we can connect emotionally and intellectually on a level that nobody can.

Believing that everything can be done by yourself is silly, think about the minute you are born: If you are not nurtured properly by the society, chances are you wouldn't be around to read this. It's true.

On the other hand, it is also true that we come alone and we die alone – and it is inevitable that some people will be only be part of our memories rather than our present.

So, as for most things in life, a balance would do far better – a balance between alone-time and social time, a balance between knowing that people are a part of your life, just as you are; and a balance between being emotionally attached to not being at all.

There is no better feeling than the feeling of being wanted, and a life wanted shouldn't be sent to waste.