the story starts with the main character Gerog writing a letter to his good old friend from childhood.

while they both are businessman running a small business, Gerog was much more successful than the friend, since, the friend is a completely wild card.  A man who still act like a child and doesn’t seem to carry responsibility for himself, instead, he is treating his own life very casually and decides to be a  bachelor for good. he is the definition of “reckless” who simply doesn’t care about other’s opinions and does whatever he wants whenever he feels like it.  On the other hand, Gerog seems to have a much more humble personality of his own. the mature, grown-up man who follows the rule of his family and respects others.

continue on the story,  Gerog ‘s fiance Frieda find out this special friend of Gerog and wonder if he comes to their wedding.  Gerog responses that the friend may not want to come as his current life wasn’t so great, and fully understand his friend situation but Frieda disagrees with Gerog’s decision and recognizes that the friend is causing arguments between them. As Gerog has a very close relationship with the friend, the idea of bachelorhood,  a man being single start threatening Frida. it is a critical moment when Gerog reply “That is how I am, and that is how he must take me” he is referring the friend as himself. He doesn’t want to obey from others and desires to live with his own decisions, he especially after his mother passing away leaving him for the family business.