Prologue Every soul longs for a world that is beautiful, a life where relationships flow effortlessly, and companionship feels natural. Yet, in the quiet corners of our existence, a question waits for us: Why is it so hard to live this beauty? In that silence, answers do not always comfort us. Sometimes they challenge us, sometimes they break our illusions. It was in such a silence that I discovered: the actual journey is not about living relationships, it is about living myself. This reflection is not an explanation but an invitation. It asks us to look closely at the delicate thread between companionship and dependence, between freedom and slavery, between…