“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 encounter with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have a new and different sun.”
I chose this quote from the book “Into the Wild”, because I feel like it truly defines Chris (Alex) and explains why he wanted to escape the “security, conformity, and conservatism” of his life and seek adventure by going “into the wild”. I feel like there is so much wisdom in this quote because it really does say a lot about people and why so many seek that “secure future” where they settle down, have a steady job and maybe even create a family. I can see why Chris found this “damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man” because with this sort of future, you will only be restricting yourself from adventure and therefore your passion, since you can’t really go to too many places if you have a family to take care of or a job that you are responsible for, so it’s harder to just drop everything and enjoy the many other experiences of life.
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