Friday, January 27, 2012

Christopher McCandless

Fool? Yes, but an intelligent fool.  I admire his passion for nature along with his determination to go through with this.  I wish I had the guts to just leave one day and take care of myself in the wild.  Think of the peace and tranquility.  He pretty much lived a transcendentalist's dream and put all his predecessors to shame.  They had cabins in the woods but didn't go the whole way like Chris did.  If I were more wilderness-savvy, I would love to try doing this myself, but probably for a shorter amount of time with the intention of returning to society.  
I don't really think it's fair what Chris did to his friends and family, though they should have noticed something going on.  It takes a lot of planning to leave such little behind for police to go off of.
But overall, I'm really excited to read this Into the Wild, and I think my admiration for Chris will only grow.

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