Friday, February 29, 2008

The wilderness is definitely something that we create as humans. If we did not exist, wilderness would not exist. I believe nature is what existed before humans, and now we call it wilderness. I think it was interesting to talk about the possibility that the wilderness could exist in a city if a person is unfamiliar with city life, but I do not agree. I believe that a person is truly in the wilderness only when they are completely alone with their thoughts. This can never happen in a city. Wilderness is being lost in a place that you cannot navigate with your car, compass or cell phone; it is a place where you are not in control and can never truly be in control. I believe people are drawn to the wilderness because they want adventure and discovery. It is daunting to be surrounded with people, televisions, radios, cell phones, etc. every day. The wilderness is a place where people can be alone with their thoughts in order to truly discover themselves and what they are made of, and as scary as that may be, it is a basic human desire.

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