We just watched a fantastical movie called "Into The Wild" about the adventures of Christopher McCandless. I highly recommend this movie! It's based on a true story too!
After graduating in 1990 from Emory University, McCandless gave away his savings of $24,000 and began traveling. He ditched his car, cut off all communication with his family and burned all his money. He yearned for a more simplistic life.
In April 1992, Jim Gallien gave McCandless a ride to the Stampede Trail in Alaska. There McCandless headed down the snow-covered trail to begin an odyssey with only ten pounds of rice, a .22 caliber rifle, a camera, several boxes of rifle rounds, some camping gear, and a small selection of literature—including a field guide to the region's edible plants, Tana'ina Plantlore. He took no compass or map.
What I love so dearly about this movie was the zest for simplicity in life this young man posessed. He was not into the fancy schmancy things , even though his family could afford him all those luxuries.
I just ordered the book written by Jon Krakauer off of Amazon for a nifty $1.95 & totally can't wait to read it!
Quotes from the movie to ponder that I just love:
"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."— Chris McCandless
"If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed."— Chris McCandless
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