Deliberate living: Conscious attention to the basics of life, and a constant attention to your immediate environment and its concerns - A job, a task, a book; anything requiring efficient concentration (Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to a situation that has value. All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you)
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
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 damaging 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.
A<small>TTENTION</small> P<small>OSSIBLE</small> V<small>ISITORS</small>. S. O.. S. I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM INJURED, NEAR DEATH, AND TOO WEAK TO HIKE OUT OF HERE. I AM ALL ALONE, THIS IS NO JOKE [double underline]. IN THE NAME OF GOD, PLEASE REMAIN TO SAVE ME. I AM OUT COLLECTING BERRIES CLOSE BY AND SHALL RETURN THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, CHRIS McCANDLESS. AUGUST ?<ref name=":1">Mary Ellen Barnes (ed.). Back to the Wild (2nd ed.). Twin Star Press, 2013. . (pp. 234-241)
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 Revolution! Ten Days + 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 [double underline under "Wild"]. Alexander Supertramp May 1992.
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 [sic] a great man. I now walk into the wild. Alex.
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 damaging 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 their [sic] is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
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.
Deberías cambiar radicalmente de vida y empezar a hacer cosas que antes ni siquiera imaginabas o que nunca te habías atrevido a intentar. Sé audaz. Son demasiadas las personas que se sienten infelices y que no toman la iniciativa de cambiar su situación porque se las ha condicionado para que acepten una vida basada en la estabilidad, las convenciones y el conformismo… Si quieres obtener más de la vida debes renunciar a una existencia segura y monótona… No eches raíces, no te establezcas. Cambia a menudo de lugar, lleva una vida nómada, renueva cada día tus expectativas… No necesitas tener a alguien contigo para traer una nueva luz a tu vida. Está ahí fuera, sencillamente… Tu único enemigo eres tú mismo y esa terquedad que te impide cambiar las circunstancias en que vives.
J'aimerais te donner ce conseil encore une fois: je pense que tu devrais changer radicalement ton style de vie et te mettre à faire courageusement des choses que tu n'aurais jamais pensé faire, ou que tu as trop hésité à essayer. Il y a tant de gens qui ne sont pas heureux et qui, pourtant, ne prendront pas l'initiative de changer leur situation parce qu'ils sont conditionnés à vivre dans la sécurité, le conformisme et le conservatisme, toutes choses qui semblent apporter la paix de l'esprit, mais rien n'est plus nuisible à l'esprit aventureux d'un homme qu'un avenir assuré. Le noyau central de l'esprit vivant d'un homme, c'est sa passion pour l'aventure.