I usually don't write about my day, but today is an exception. I did something I usually don't do. I went out. No, not out of my house; I do that rather frequently. I went out of the valley, the city. I went with family members, and it was amazing. We went to a Vishnu Temple, then drove up to a 'hill'. Those hills would be considered mountains anywhere else, but not here.
There is something about going to a place where green is in abundance and water is transparent. The smells, the sights, and the calmness engulf you completely. You feel energized. For a second, you begin to comprehend life and the importance of nature. It's an overwhelming second. Your lungs seem to have multiplied, your sight is clearer, and you never want to go back.
A few days ago, I read Into the Wild. I now understand what led Christopher McCandless into the wild. Mother nature has so much to offer us, yet we rarely take advantage of it. We're glued to our computers and iPhones. We like that we don't have to think as much anymore. Basically, we're addicted to robots. The Earth has so much beauty to give us, yet we prefer man-made objects. Christopher McCandless wanted to cut off electronics and live the way we were meant to. Once he went out and saw nature stripped of a television, he never wanted to leave. In the end, he didn't. Some people say he was stupid for going off to Alaska like that. I disagree. Yes, family is important and he should have called his parents. However, he needed to find out who he was, as a person. He couldn't do that with the pressures of society. Thus, when he left he was free from all of life's baggage. The end didn't turn out so great, but at least he was happy. Even though he knew he was going to die because of the choices he made, he was at peace. He followed his dreams, which is something most of us don't do. He had the courage to make it happen. He knew he was going to die, but he accepted it. He understood that the Earth holds beauty that even photoshop can't fix. It's unfixable because it is so flawless. It's over-welming really. For a person who talks so much, today I was speechless.
There is something about going to a place where green is in abundance and water is transparent. The smells, the sights, and the calmness engulf you completely. You feel energized. For a second, you begin to comprehend life and the importance of nature. It's an overwhelming second. Your lungs seem to have multiplied, your sight is clearer, and you never want to go back.
A few days ago, I read Into the Wild. I now understand what led Christopher McCandless into the wild. Mother nature has so much to offer us, yet we rarely take advantage of it. We're glued to our computers and iPhones. We like that we don't have to think as much anymore. Basically, we're addicted to robots. The Earth has so much beauty to give us, yet we prefer man-made objects. Christopher McCandless wanted to cut off electronics and live the way we were meant to. Once he went out and saw nature stripped of a television, he never wanted to leave. In the end, he didn't. Some people say he was stupid for going off to Alaska like that. I disagree. Yes, family is important and he should have called his parents. However, he needed to find out who he was, as a person. He couldn't do that with the pressures of society. Thus, when he left he was free from all of life's baggage. The end didn't turn out so great, but at least he was happy. Even though he knew he was going to die because of the choices he made, he was at peace. He followed his dreams, which is something most of us don't do. He had the courage to make it happen. He knew he was going to die, but he accepted it. He understood that the Earth holds beauty that even photoshop can't fix. It's unfixable because it is so flawless. It's over-welming really. For a person who talks so much, today I was speechless.
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