Going it alone...

I am thinking about being alone today. What did God mean when He said "it is not good for the man to be alone."? I've always learned it that, the man was not alone, he had a relationship with God where they walked and talked together in the garden. God gave the man things to do, and the man was living a life of purpose. It would seem to say there was something imperfect or missing in the one on one relationship that God and the man had. Or maybe God was not around that much leaving the man to try to manage on his own. Then when I get to the being that God created to be the "help mate" for the man, why a woman? I get confused with this way that God seemed to have intended men and women to be together, when I compare to Paul, in 1Corinthians 7:8, talking about it being better not to be married. What do these two things mean when put together in a life?

Today it was discussed by a married man that the meaning of the not being alone is that we are to be in community with people that we can call on for help. I've tried that, it's not the same as living with a "help mate". You can't count on community for help, because they also have their own lives to lead with their spouses and families... Don't get me wrong, it's not that the people in the community I am in don't want to help, they just can't be counted on, at any time. Maybe the problem is finding the right kind of community that a single person with responsibilities can be in.

I don't know. I am not liking the "alone" part of my life these days. If alone with God was supposed to be enough, why did He change it?

bye empty space...
-me