Into The Wild Response #1

     The belief of own nothing more than what you can carry on your back at a dead run is a bit crazy to me.  Nowadays people rely so much on outside resources and I am among this population.  We have become a very lazy society and rely on so many things in life to make our lives simpler but in all actuality are unnecessary.  So when Supertramp brings this belief to life, I at first thought it to be crazy and not possible but after sitting back and evaluating the lifestyles of most people in today's society, it is very possible for this to be valid.
     Chris brought this idea of living a very simplistic life with very minimal supplies when going through his journey.  Personally, I do not know how I could live such a simplistic life but I believe Chris saw the value of it and that was to live off the land but to enjoy the land.  This may sound repetitive but Supertramp admired the works of Thoreau and Thoreau's lifestyle.  If you look at Thoreau's way of life, you would see how he surrounded himself with nature and really enjoyed it.  He spent two years in a cabin living off the land and cut himself off from all human activity just to do this.  Now Chris didn't cut himself off from all human activity but he did cut himself off from activity with his family and went on to live this simplistic lifestyle enjoying nature.  I believe this was the true value of living this way.
     I definitely couldn't do this in today's world because of all the advancements in technology and also because I'm not much of an outdoors man.  Chris went out to really soak up everything the world had to offer and he says on page 57 that he wants to see as much of the land as possible but today if I wanted to see Alaska I would just google it.  I live a much more boring life and do not care much for seeing everything possible, so I don't think I could do this in today's world.

Thoreau Writing

     As I sit on a bench I notice all the trees.  Leaves falling from them like snow from the sky.  The ground below them as if a thin blanket of leaves is spread evenly, looks burnt.  For winter is in the air and it is approaching fast.  It relevant to me that weather has been getting colder and days getting shorter.  I smell smoke in the air, for someone must be burning leaves.  The day is all but perfect.  The sun shines, there's a nice breeze, people are out and about.  Cars pass and one honks, for they have never seen twenty people laying in the grass in front of a school.  But surrounding myself with these people, I feel a sense of security.
     In life we search for that feeling.  When one person feels that then everyone craves that feeling also and becomes derpressed until achieving this feeling.  Everyone becomes overwhelmed with their emotions and let there emotions become the driving force in life.  We cannot let emotions over come our life for we must stand up and live our lives to the fullest.  We must not look upon what someone else is doing or care if you do not fit in in society you must stand up by  yourself and spread your knowledge.  Just like a tree stand alone and spreads its leave.