The monk....

The call to monasticism is, above all, a vocation for solitude, a love for worship, for prayer. If a person takes monasticism for something else, then he will not stand the burden of loneliness. You can not become a monk just because you did not find a suitable bride. You can not accept monasticism solely because it was blessed by the elder or confessor, without a heartfelt desire for inner prayer life. 

Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev)