Originally Posted By bja

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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 dangerous 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

poortaste:bja:

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 dangerous 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

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    So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because...
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    This is the guy that starved to death in the Alaskan wilderness at the age of 24 right? Ok, just checking.
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    yeahmon:peterwknox:poortaste:bja: So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative...
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    When I was younger, I thought Chris McCandless was noble for what he did but now, I can see how deeply selfish his...
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    I need to get out of my rut.
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    bja: So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation...
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    Ahh, the story of my life. Everyone asks me, “Why’d ya move to NYC?” No one seems to understand “I was bored,” as a...
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    Ahhh…yeah….that just about says it all.
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