Honestly, I have no idea what "Into the Wild" is (I think it's a play? I could be wrong) or who Chris McCandless is. But what he's saying here reminds me why and how I've made it here and that everyday in RNCM I feel this bounce and excitement which I haven't felt (on a daily basis, at least) for a long while.
"... 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."
- Chris McCandless, "Into the Wild"
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