Compared to olden times, people these days prefer secluded dwellings to socially active locales. Some say this is a sign of their being self-reliant while others believe that it shows their selfishness.   

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 Investigate to see how genuine these two views are.

People’s preference on where to stay in has changed well over time. Now it is more of, ‘in our own world than elsewhere’. It is both self reliance and selfishness that makes them so, I believe.

There was a time when life meant living with a lot of people, but much water has flowed down such a community bridge, and now it is ‘me and my’ all the way. In a way, it is right to say that people today can be in isolated living spaces because they can be on their own. For example, there is enough money, greater job security, and brighter future physical conditions; and obviously, the need for keeping a neighbourly attitude to people is getting diminished every passing day. So, there is no wonder, people go secluded.

Being secluded by way of being self-reliant is fine, but this sense of isolation is a bit contributed by selfishness as well.  Selfishness, actually, gets generated partly out of self-reliance. For example, a person who does not have to depend on others does not need to worry about others. Does he? To make it clearer, if you do not want me to be in touch with you socially, or I do not what you to, what we make it known is that what is mine or my family’s is much more important than what is yours or of your family. It is nothing short of selfishness.

In short, the search for the veracity of the two claims makes me conclude that being self-reliant contributes equally to secluded life as what selfishness does to it. In my opinion, this heightened attitude to ones’ personal space is not an encouraging sign.

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Ajaypeesdoc. 01.3.13