Lucky for you that you met the right person who helped you find your way. Nobody is an island and we need others to complete ourselves. In fact, our bodies are mostly bacteria and foreign creatures (according to much of the stuff I've been reading lately). They say that there are more "other" cells in our bodies than there are of our own. In essence, we are not so different than a colony of living things that depend on each other for their survival. We need bacteria to create the enzymes that affect our mood and extract energy from our food. We are all symbiotic creatures that rely on others in more ways than one.