Christopher McCandless was a young man who hitchhiked from his well to do family, bright future, and college degree, all the way to Alaska. He gave away 25,000 dollars to charity, and abandoned his car and most of his possessions, including burning all the cash he had. He invented a new life for himself, and searched for happiness outside of societies structured path. Although he passed away up in Alaska, his story has enlightened the minds of many. Christopher McCandless taught us to grab a hold of the things that truly matter in life, and that no matter what hardships we are facing, there is beauty in everything around us, even down to the simplest of things such as the air we breathe.
"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."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"Two years he walks the earth. No phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes. Ultimate freedom. An extremist. An aesthetic voyager whose home is the road. Escaped from Atlanta. Thou shalt not return, 'cause "the West is the best." And now after two rambling years comes the final and greatest adventure. The climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual pilgrimage. Ten days and nights of freight trains and hitchhiking bring him to the Great White North. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"Surely all Americans have the right to give their money only to those causes which they support. But what kind of society has this created? A society where the ignorant reign. A society where enlightened must hold their tongues. A nation whose politicians must profess half-hearted devotion to an ancient fable or face the disastrous consequences of speaking their true mind."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"Mr. Franz I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"Greetings from Fairbanks!
This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. Arrived here 2 days ago. It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here. Please return all mail I receive to the sender.
It might be a very long time before I return South. If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again, I want you to know your a great man. I now walk into the wild. Might be a very long time before I return South...
I now walk into the wild."
Christopher McCandless Quotes
"I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!"
Christopher McCandless Quotes
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3 comments:
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This story touched me today and was so inspirational. I admire him.
Chris was a true example of ultimate freedom from the society that is built to smash individuals like bugs on a windshield, may God bless his soul.
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