Personally, I don't mind spending time alone. I actually like it. However, deciding to be alone as Chris did, seems a little scary to me. I'm still trying to realize that being alone doesn't necessarily mean you are lonely, but to purposely remove yourself from society for an undecided amount of time is just like the ultimate step to loneliness.
Why would anyone want to live completely alone anyways? I understand that the journey everyone takes to find themselves is alone but not always actually alone. Besides, Chris didn't have a set amount of time that he wished to stay in Alaska, which meant he could have wanted to stay there forever. His goal was to make it to Alaska and I'm happy for him that he completed his goal, but he also thought that living alone would make him happy. I don't necessarily agree with this because his happiest moments were with people, not by himself.
Comparing this story to Siddhartha, Siddhartha completed his journey alone (as he made his own decisions and didn't follow other people), but at the end of his journey he stayed with the ferryman. When he found happiness, he didn't find it from isolating himself from people but by accepting the presence someone else.
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