Can People Survive Living Alone ?

By Kemal Satria Wijaya

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 HIGHER INTERMEDIATE IV
TERM III/2020
General Topic: Socializing

Specific Topic:

Thesis Statement Humans are basically social beings who cannot live alone and need help
from others.

THE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
BODY
I. HUMANS AS SOCIAL BEINGS

II. HUMANS’ INABILITY OF LIVING ALONE

III. HUMANS NEED OF HELP

CLOSING

Concluding Statement: To sum up, the need of help from others and the inability of living alone
are part of being human who are basically social creatures.
 CAN PEOPLE SURVIVE LIVING ALONE?

There is an assumption that humans are social creatures, so they need friends in their
lives. Nonetheless, many modern people, especially those who live in big cities, claim that they
are used to living by themselves, that they do not need others to make them happy or fulfilled.
Is this claim justified? I do not think so. For one, humans are basically social creatures. So, it is
not possible for them to live alone. Even our ancient ancestors lived in packs, and they did this
for survival. According to experts in psychology, socializing is part of human nature's default
mod. So, it is natural to want to be friends with other human being, to socialize. After all, it is
part of our nature’s default mode. Thus, it is not surprising that for many people, their closest
friend or best friend can just be their second "home", after family. Moreover, in this modern
world, although it may not seem obvious, city people socialize a lot actually. They do it through
social media and gatherings. Humans are basically social beings who cannot live alone and need
help from others.
Humans are basically social beings. What does this mean? Well, as stated in the opening,
humans need friends. Why do humans need friends? As previously stated, it is part of their
nature’s default mode. Naturally, as humans are born into this world, they require close
relationships, which usually come from their mothers and fathers. But, this need for close
relationship never stops. As they grow older, they will make friends outside their own families.
There is even a saying, "Whoever has friends, he has treasure". Apart from being a result of
human socialization, some people say that friends can also be a place to determine the direction
of life. This is just natural. What is not natural is for a human to claim that he or she does not
need friends.
 Humans are unable to live alone. Those who do and can survive actually have pets or
neighbors around them (if they live in the city). Whether from fellow humans or from animals,
humans search for friendship because they are just not able to live all by themselves. In some
prisons, convicts who are caught beating others will
be put in an isolated cell but still regularly given food
and water. The longer a convict stays in this cell, the
crazier the convict well get. So, even if the
environment is not really conducive, such as a
prison, humans would still prefer to be among others
than all alone.
Humans need help from others. Isn’t it obvious? Even from the moment humans are
born into this world, they already need help. And if all humans would just be honest, they would
agree that besides friendship, help is something that they
cannot live without. This help can come from fellow
humans or animals or even unpredictable circumstances,
for example this pandemic. There are some humans,
especially business people, who actually live a better live
because of the situation. This is what some people call
‘blessing in disguise’. But, the point is that humans do
need help in the development of their lives.
To sum up, the need of help from others and the inability of living alone are part of being
human who are basically social creatures. So, the next time we hear a city guy or girl claiming
that he or she does not need others to survive or to simply be happy living in this world, we can
just laugh at this person. And if he or she asks why we laugh, we can just say that he or she must
be the greatest pretender.
 REFERRENCES

Articles:
• https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/good-company-why-we-need-other-people-be-happy-
ncna836106
• https://www.liputan6.com/global/read/3691029/tak-bisa-hidup-sendiri-ini-5-alasan-mengapa-
manusia-membutuhkan-teman

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