To spend some time alone

I came across the pool of issue topics given for GRE prep on their official site and thought they would be cool topics to write on. So, I'll write some posts based on those topics. These are strictly my views and discussions to help me broaden my viewpoint are welcome.. Also, any advice to help me improve on my writing skills would be great.

"Spending time alone makes one a better companion to others."

‘Man is a social animal’. But, sometimes one needs to spend some time alone too.

What makes a person good to be with is his/her inherent charm, or as one could call it, charisma. Looking at any famous personality, you would realize that the main factors that result in charisma are self-confidence and inner contentment.

Spending time alone helps one to reflect and to know oneself better. This is very important for one’s self-growth. Only if you are comfortable with yourself, can you be self-confident. People who cannot spend even a little time alone, getting bored with themselves, do not have much confidence in themselves, and certainly do not love themselves enough.

It is crucial to love yourself enough so that others do not take you for granted. It is well-known that the way others treat you is often the way you consider yourself fit to be treated. An obsequious person will always be treated as a ‘door mat’ because he himself does not have a high opinion of himself and behaves in a way that tells others that it is acceptable to him when you treat him that way.

People feel comfortable only with those who are comfortable with themselves. No one wants a nagging and whining companion to spoil their day. People with a healthy opinion of themselves are only attracted to similar people. They do not feel comfortable with someone who regards himself as insignificant and does not have a good opinion of himself. When you spend time alone and begin to enjoy your own company, you develop the self-love that is required to be a better companion to others.

Therefore, it is necessary to spend some time alone as it helps us to become self- confident , promotes our personal growth, and makes us become a better companion.