The life of most modern men’s lives are tightly scheduled and routine. Wake up, shower, commute, work, home, sleep. Each day you drive the same route, sit in the same cubicle, and sleep in the same bed. You’re subject to all sorts of rules, expectations, and constraints. Buttoned up and buried in paper work, you must act polite, follow the traffic laws, and refrain from throttling the blowhard who prolongs the company meeting with endless inane questions. Your spirit is constantly hemmed in. And everything you touch, live in, and use has been modified from its original form: sanded, molded, and packaged for consumption. Almost every sound you hear, from the car engine to the ringing cell phone, originates from an artificial source. It’s enough to render every man with a mild form of insanity. Thus, men must periodically tear themselves away from civilization and interact with things in their natural state. Touch real dirt, sit by a real fire, sharpen real wood, and listen to the pure sounds of running streams and the wind in the trees. Surround yourself with matter that doesn’t exist solely for human consumption. Experience things that just are. It’s interesting to note that ancient rites of passage frequently involved the initiate going out into the wild by himself with limited resources. Many of history’s greatest men took on the mantle of manhood by journeying into the wild to test their mettle. Jesus began his ministry by going to the wilderness of Judea to fast for forty days; TR spent his winters during college in the wilds of Maine; Jack London went to the Klondike and there found himself and kicked off a legendary writing career. In the wild is where men strip away all that is false, and find themselves again at the core.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:50:02 +0000
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