Being able to live alone is a valuable skill
There is a moment in life when you realise you have to move out from your parents and live either on your own or with roomate(s). There are all kind of thoughts that come to your mind before the actual commit: “I am going to meet a lot of new people”, “ I am going to have fun”, “ I am probably going to die either from starvation or from too much junk food”, etc —however, some of them are unrealistic — you are not going to die from too much junk food. Since in school they teach us a lot of useful things that you don’t need, you are left with the little knowledge you have gathered from your life till now and to be honest that’s not even partialy enough.
Now let me introduce you to a few guys you are going to meet in the very first month of your journey — Bill, Chore, Responsibility and Fun.
You know still waters run deep — well that’s Bill. A guy who is not very talkative but can be quite loud on some weekly/monthly/yearly occasions. He just knocks on your door or sends an e-mail to demand money— greedy bastard. Chore is the noisy one. He just keeps ordering what you should do, does not really care whether you want to do it or do you have the energy. A bothersome person. Responsibility could be a decent guy but usually it’s not. He likes to hang out with Bill and Chore and usually when you see them you see Responsibility too. However, he often comes alone and likes to remind you of his friends which can be disturbing. The good thing is that with enough practice, knowledge and patience you can get along with him.

Now Fun is whole different story. He is the best guy you could ever meet. The best part about him is he can easily save you from the foes mentioned above. Having Fun around is amazing. Doing work with Fun makes you more motivated and productive which helps you get more money which in turn helps you easily deal with Bill’s greed. Fun is an amazing silencer when completing Chore’s orders. While Chore keeps yelling, you and Fun can easily sing a duet to your favorite songs and dance together. Be careful though, you may start having feelings for the broom. If you are a rock/metal person probably everything in your hands eventually becomes a guitar. You can quite often hear Fun and Responsibility arguing but if you interfere the right way you can make them get along with each other which can be really liberating.
Fun answers whenever you call but the big problem is that you don’t always know how to do it. Living alone makes me find different ways to summon him. Before starting the lone wolf journey, I was somehow counting on other friends like John Doe to call Fun for me but being alone gave me the opportunity and necessity to learn how to do it myself. Now it’s easier when I am with John to call Fun because I know that I am the one who determines whether Fun is with me or not.
With time you get used to their presence. You start noticing certain patterns. For example you know when will Bill show up and what would he demand so that you can prepare yourself to deal with him. Chore starts to kinda repeat himself and if you build certain habits like washing the dishes everytime after you eat you can minimize his yelling. Responsibility is a tough one. You need to acquire a lot of emotional intelligence, self-control, and knowledge to overcome him and that does take some time. However, when you do that you feel a decent amount of relief and you can actually be friends with him. Later on he even starts helping you through a rough time. On rarely occasions you can even see yourself playing with Fun and him.
Being alone opens thousands of opportunities and expands your vision. However, everything comes with a price and sometimes Bill knows pretty well how to overprice. The most important thing here is your attitude towards everything and everyone you will encounter. If you deeply care about how are you going to experience this journey, it will lead you to great destinations.
