This has caused me to seriously consider what is truly being said listening with split ears to the unspoken word. Independence is a wonderful and necessary character trait. Without it, babies would never learn to crawl or walk, take care of themselves, or be self-sufficient. As we grow older, independence is even more necessary in order to form our own opinions and actions, and to form the character that becomes the essence of who and what we are. No one can tolerate a simpering, whining, clinging vine.
Independence is an essential part of being a self-reliant, productive, responsible individual.
Finding balance with this independence is not easy, however. Independence in the extreme is not a good thing, and needs to be tempered with understanding and compassion. These are all serious questions of personal insight to ask yourself. My mother raised me to be a fighter. To never accept help, or ask for it.