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About a boy

This movie released many years back. But I saw it just 2-3 days ago. I quiet liked it!! I like the idea of a man being an island himself!! The main guy, the hero of the movie, says at the beginning of the movie that, 100 years back people could not think of living alone. In the sense that, for security, for meeting day to day needs etc etc people depended on each other. But now with all the technology and conveniences, a man really needs nobody to help him with his materialistic needs. He can live by himself. Suppose he has all the money, like our own main guy is shown to have, he would just watch movies and listen to music day in and day out (basically do what he likes without getting too involved in people) and lead a stress free, zero complication, independent life with no emotional baggage. Well, but we humans are prone to attachments and so is our main guy. A kid gets into his life due to some strange situation. And they both become very close pals. The main guy, starts giving a damn about this kid. Well rest of the story is just another set of words easy to predict. But seclusion by choice is the idea. Question: Can one get rid of all emotional dependencies? The way movie ends, our main guy is far from leading a reclusive life. But in real life is it possible to go on living without any emotional dependencies?

Comments

Chintan said…
Man is a _social_ animal.
that sums it all.

Alone/Personal/Self time though important, loneliness & boredom takes over soon. We, as humans, need variety in life. Society and relationships provides that. One doesn't always need a human company.
(see Pet Owner Survey) :)
Nutan said…
hmmm, thats what even i thot....i am sure i can't live without any emotional dependencies...and pet survey is too good..:)... but recently i know a few people who r infact emotionally very independent..... possibility is that i don't know them enough... but if they r really so independent its astonishing....and man a social animal is too generalised re....some people are very reclusive.... and very asocial....
Anonymous said…
"But in real life is it possible to go on living without any emotional dependencies?"

there are all sorts of people....ofcourse there could be a few who are not emotionally dependent on others. But it also depends
on what u mean by emotional dependence.
Nutan said…
thre is just one meaning to emotional dependence!!! pls don't tell me u have some 100 meanings for that.... and why not sign by your own name?
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unpredictable said…
Thing being, if u get rid of all dependencies, u lose the joy of hearing warm words, loving thoughts, appreciation, admiration, encouragement and support, jus as much as u lose the bondage, strings, the anger and the jealousy that they bring along. So its really either all or nothign at all :)
Nutan said…
hmm, good point.... all or none.... 0 or 1...

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