“Seek solitude for growth.” (8789 Words of Wisdom)
Homo-sapiens crave companionship. How many people do you know who don't spend at least a fourth of his time with family members, friends, co-workers, or pets? The future does not bode well for the rare person who decides to pave the way with only his thoughts and living necessities for company. Christoper McCandless thought that was what he wanted. He hitchhiked to Alaska and stayed there for over one hundred days. Alone in an abandoned school bus. He spent his days in thought and pursuit of survival. After a while he decided that living within society was the right decision. He wanted to go back. Unfortunately, fate had other plans for him and he died of starvation in the wild.
Maybe you've read about other hermits. They are usually the ones who attempt to come back to live with their species. They are labeled as crazies, missing screws, and off their rocker. Then again, sanity is over-rated. Aren't we jumping the gun when we diagnose a person as insane just because they can't function according to our rules and high expectations? Maybe we're intolerant. Anyways, who really wants to be sane in a world that's gone completely mad? Go with the flow. Survival of the fittest and all.
Good movie, Into the Wild. And you make a very valid point. To quote Gary Jules and the ones who wrote and sang this song before him, "I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take, That when people run in circles it's a very, very mad world."
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that running in circles would drive the average person crazy. Assuming that their vestibular system is in working order.
ReplyDeleteDefying Gravity - "all around me are familiar faces" - since we do live in a very, very mad world, even more important, i find it, to go through it with the companionship of other people! :)
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