Being Alone Versus Socializing

There are several good reasons not to abandon your friends and be on your own. Notice I did not say alone. I think that individuals need the company of others from time to time if at all just to reassert their goals and to meet new friends once the old ones disappear. Some reasons to move on and socialize once you have had enough of a singular lifestyle are:

1. This allows you to meet new friends and discover new habits that can otherwise help you as well as the other party. An example of this would be to visit places of historical interest in your community. Getting a friend who shares an interest in photograph can add more pleasure to the trip.
2. Once you have enough of meditating or if you find meditation does not work for you, good company can help you focus on your goals and remove conflicts from your mind which is what good meditation does when it calms your spirits
3. Socializing can be a good buffer between being on your own and worrying too much about your own situation. This is especially true if you can mix the socializing with sharing common interests.
4. If those common interests are also work related than the socializing can be fruitful if both parties are unwilling to go it alone and need the expertise of the other to help finalize a project
5. Socializing will help the loner find a mate, staying alone does not facilitate meeting a soul mate, future companion or spouse.
6. It is the precursor to sharing ones feelings. Without it a person does not know how to sympathize with another, show compassion or properly express affection.

There are other reasons why a person would prefer to alone than to be with people whose company he does not enjoy or like. Needless to say that person may choose solitude for reasons outside the displeasure of human intimacy. Some of the reasons for wanting to be alone can be summarized as:

1. The person needs solitude in order to complete a task that requires better concentration than he is able to apply when on company. This often happens before a large exam when the person is more under pressure to perform well.
2. The person has difficulty socializing either because he has not learned what it is like to be with people or he has not had positive experiences doing so. Often enough staying away from public encounters only makes bachelorhood more likely as the chances of meeting a mate are less likely.
3. The person is fed up with meeting new friends who are always taking advantage of him or who are a negative influence. This often has to do with where or how the person is making friends.
4. He has not been able to find people who share common interests or he has difficulty sharing the interests he has.

He prefers the life of solitude than the rhythm of the rat race or having to deal with the public. This may be the person who does not like to sell to the public as it may be the individual who shies away from large crowd settings that are felt as oppressive