Christopher McCandless

goombla wrote:Why?

“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’"


Back To Methuselah --- George Bernard Shaw

But, I can't fully quit, and give up on the classes, in my mind, because of the fear of the unknown . Everything that lies ahead is unknown. If you do not fear staying where you are and continuing to do what you are, why would you fear following your dream and doing something different? Both are eq...

as we get older, and like myself (im 21), develop certain passions as he gets older, i have expressed them in a childlike, carefree, loving way, most of the time haha :) You just made me experience a feeling I have not had before; You made me feel terribly old. I've lived my own way for so long, wi...

you can physically be living in society, working, interacting with people in it, but mentally your in a headspace that is lightyears ahead of where you are, and even meditating to escape society. but that can only last for so long, you'll STILL be in deadly society, so i think sooner or later to es...

has anyone had the bold courage to do what he did? to shove all the societal pressures aside, the materialistic nature of it, and the greed and selfishness it forces on blind eyes, and go in the wild with just a backpack and some cash? Going into the wild with just a backpack was how Chris was able...

oh i know Lao Tzu, but the majority of people in society live selifish, materialistic lives. they live ONLY for their gain, not to help and serve others, not to live in love, not to live passionately, regardless of money or possessions or any selfish motive. using your passions to help those around...

I am a few years older than Chris would now be. Throughout my life, I have met thousands of people who shared the same values that Chris had. Some I knew when I was younger. Many I have encountered only recently. The don't fit into one age group. Some were just teenagers when I met them; others were...

Grendle obviously does not understand Life. In life, there is no such thing as failure as long as the individual lives deliberately. Chris did that. He was not "an arrogant man, who challenged god, and lost." He was a man who challenged himself, and won personal insight. Can Grendle say th...

Not everyone is the same these days, my young friend, naturelover24. There are many people who are choosing different paths than the road to materialistic gain. Seek them, and you shall find them. They live upon the margins, overlooked by most. But they are there, living as they please and forging t...

The price of vagabonding is minimal. But first, you must be prepared mentally, physically, and spiritually to deal with the challenges that such a lifestyle will pose. Once can sleep anywhere for free. One can eat for nothing or just pennies a day. The cost of living as Chris did, can not be measure...