22 Quotes by Christopher McCandless
Christopher McCandless was a free-spirited and adventurous soul whose life and untimely death captured the imagination of people worldwide. After graduating from college, he embarked on a transformative journey, renouncing material possessions and societal expectations to embrace a nomadic existence. Inspired by the writings of authors like Jack London and Henry David Thoreau, McCandless sought a deeper connection with nature and a sense of self-discovery.
His most famous venture was chronicled in Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild," which recounted McCandless's solo expedition to the Alaskan wilderness. Tragically, his quest for solitude and self-reliance ultimately led to his demise due to the harsh conditions he encountered. While opinions about McCandless's actions and motivations remain divided, his story continues to resonate, sparking debates about the allure of adventure, the pursuit of personal freedom, and the delicate balance between human civilization and the natural world.
Christopher McCandless Quotes
Don´t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did.
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.
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.
You don't need human relationships to be happy, God has placed it all around us.
How important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing the blind, deaf stone alone with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.
There is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I've decided I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty is just too good to pass up.
We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.
If you want something in this life, reach out and grab it.
Some people feel like they don't deserve love so they walk quietly into the empty spaces.
The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation.
Happiness only real when shared.
I read somewhere, how important it is in life, to not necessarily be strong. But to feel strong.
Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to the situation that has value. All the meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon, what it means to you.
Make each day a new horizon.
It is the experiences, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive!
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.
Happiness isn't real unless it is shared.
Happiness real only when shared.
The life and simple beauty of it is too good to pass up
Happiness is only real if shared.
― Christopher McCandless Quotes
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Tal Gur is an author, founder, and impact-driven entrepreneur at heart. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own daring design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 major life goals around the globe. His journey and most recent book, The Art of Fully Living, has led him to found Elevate Society.
