From a letter written by McCandless to his friend:
"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 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." (57)
(New York: Anchor Books, 1997)
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I like this. For some reason, it makes me think of space travel and Ray Bradbury's short stories... If every man and woman had a sense of adventure, what couldn't we do? If I ever get bogged down in conformity and conservatism, hit me in the face.
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