Chris.

So, for my AP Language and Composition class, we are required to read a non fiction book this quarter. I decided upon "Into the Wild" by John Krakauer.
Im only about half way through at the moment, and it's very interesting.
I love Chris or "Alex" McCandless.
The book itself is like a giant news article, and I adore the quotes at the beginning of the chapters. All quotes that inspired Chris on his journey.
He took is trip into the wild, all alone. I understand why, he just felt like college and school and all the money was leading to an inevitable destiny. At least, this is my interpretation.
The thing that makes me sad, is that he took this trip alone and was reluctant to have any company which lead to his death.
But i really, really respect the guy. He set out to do what he wanted and by the time of his death..accomplished something more than having a career. He felt the freedom and simplicity of just living. Living, LIVING. When I say living, i don't mean that in a "Party, yeah lets live a little!!!" I mean it as in the plain, raw, sense. He breathed, walked, ate, drank, and thought. He lived, just literally. Which is something I doubt I could do. But Chris felt this was what he needed to do. And he DID it.
If he hadn't have taken his venture into the wild he could be sitting at a desk somewhere, wondering what he was missing.
Instead, he for-filled his goal. But unfortunately, by chance, died.
What a guy.