The first thing which comes to our mind when we say 'Away from home' is freedom. Freedom to do what you want, go where you want, spend all night out, buy what you like and just chill out doing nothing.
Yes that's true, you get to do all those things & more when you are away from home. Life just rocks. You are in total control of your life and there is no one to stop you from doing anything. That's how people live in the western world, free to do what they want but it's a bit different in the eastern part or you can in the Asian countries. In the Asian countries the youngsters mostly stay with their parents not that they can't afford a house but just coz it's the culture their and it feels good as well to them. Everything has it's own merits and demerits some may like one the others may like the other. It's individuals choice but not all get options. I was lucky that after staying for 21 years with my parents I got a choice to come to London to study and which lead to working here. When I flew from Mumbai, India to London I thought now I am free, to do what I want and to live life how I want, not that I wanted to party all night, drink, smoke and enjoy as I don't do any of those but to live the way I want and to shape my life the way I want, but that never happens. What you think and what you plan is just for you to know or think that you know what you are doing but what happens is what God has planned for you, but this doesn't mean that you leave it to God, as God wants you to think and plan but leave everything to him and believe in him.
So there I was free to live my life.
But as you know there is a famous saying that with freedom comes responsibility. Staying away you are in charge of your life but at the same time you are also in charge of your clothes, your food and everything you would need. It's actually not difficult to do all those things yourself coz end of day you know whom you are doing it for, and for that reason it makes it easier for you, but the only problem is the thought that all these time you had these things served to you and now you have to do it yourself makes you think that you are missing something.
So far I don't know or I think no one can say which life is better. What i think is you just have to enjoy your life no matter how you stay.
Life in London
My first house, just opposite to the wembley football stadium. A view of wembley stadium from my house.
