The Samurai And The Jester

There comes a time in your life, and perhaps you were blessed with this lesson at a younger age, and if you are like most others, you will have learned this much later in life where many crutches have unfortunately already been formed, where every individual eventually learns the same lesson, and that is the lesson of being alone. For a man who voluntarily trains himself to be comfortable in his own skin will never have to face the involuntary pain of being alone, or worse, lonely.

You sit there in your room, on your lonesome, and wonder:

Am I lonely? Or am I just alone? Who cares.. this blows..

Now you may have friends, girlfriends, and family, as every man should. But the hard fact is that there is no way they will always be with you like the skin on your back. There will be times where you will have to spend many nights or even weeks and months alone. Knowing no one in your vicinity, socializing to a bare minimum, grinding. You will feel a lingering itch that can’t be scratched, deep within your soul.

What is there to do?
I want to hangout.
Let me call that girl up, see if she’s free.

And you may as well. But what you do not realize is you are pushing away a quest that was offered to you. A quest that you will eventually have to come across again.

The quest of becoming your own best friend.

A man who cannot be alone is a man who is extremely weak. Or in other words, a man who is comfortable in his own skin is a very powerful man. You do not rely on others for comfort or attention because you are all that you need for the time being.

Why is this important? And more importantly, how do you master this and get through one of the most difficult and crucial quests of your life?

Keep reading, traveler, your enlightenment begins here. But first, play this as you go.