Into the Wild - Alone

Personally, I don't mind spending time alone. I actually like it. However, deciding to be alone as Chris did, seems a little scary to me. I'm still trying to realize that being alone doesn't necessarily mean you are lonely, but to purposely remove yourself from society for an undecided amount of time is just like the ultimate step to loneliness.

Why would anyone want to live completely alone anyways? I understand that the journey everyone takes to find themselves is alone but not always actually alone. Besides, Chris didn't have a set amount of time that he wished to stay in Alaska, which meant he could have wanted to stay there forever. His goal was to make it to Alaska and I'm happy for him that he completed his goal, but he also thought that living alone would make him happy. I don't necessarily agree with this because his happiest moments were with people, not by himself.

Comparing this story to Siddhartha, Siddhartha completed his journey alone (as he made his own decisions and didn't follow other people), but at the end of his journey he stayed with the ferryman. When he found happiness, he didn't find it from isolating himself from people but by accepting the presence someone else.

Thankful for a Classmate

I am thankful for my classmate, Deja Jenkins. We've been friends for a while and I'm glad that I have a class with her considering I haven't for a long time. She's really goofy, and half the time I can't take her seriously, but in this class she has said some pretty insightful things. I've learned from her that sometimes you don't have to care about everything. We both say stupid things to each other, so I would like to think we have a similar sense of humor. She is really talented at the things she loves like theater and writing (even though she may not admit it), and she has this admirable sense of "I don't care". At the end of the day, I'm thankful that I met her and I will miss her next year.