Is Recreation the key?

In "Death of an Innocent" Chris McCandless completely recreated himself as Alex Supertramp.  While he was completely comfortable with changing his name and life style one must ask a few questions.  Why did he go that far to call himself by a different name, and is he happy with what he has done.  You can clearly see with him that he is happy with his decisions, but with someone else that chooses to go through a recreation like that will have several questions to ask themselves.  Why did they do it? are they happy with who they are? How long before they change back to who they once were?  I feel like recreation of ones self is a way of erasing the past instead of learning from the past and changing to how people react in certain situations. I have thought of changing myself several times but in the end did not end up going through with it because of several reasons.  I look at myself and see who I am as a person and believe that if i made it this far I can learn to adapt so I can react in different situations or surroundings.  It takes a committed person to both successfully recreate their selves as well as stay the way they are.  People do change but it's how much the person changes which should be taken into consideration.

Death of an Innocent: How Christopher McCandless Lost His Way in the Wild

Chris McCandless (Alexander Supertramp) has to clearly be one with nature.  Anyone that is willing to live in area that is not 100% safe and eventually die, by some he could be considered foolish.  To say that he passed on doing what he loved makes him a person that is simply just like anyone else.  You can tell when he enjoys what he does on his solo explorations when describing running as an spiritual event.  For a man to carry a gun and not use it even when potentially being threatened with his life.  Alex has a trust in nature and himself to be calm in any kind of dangerous situations. I do consider Alex an idealist, you can tell that this is his way of living, and not altered by anyone else.

Do we really need that much?

After reading "How Much Land Does a Man Need" by Leo Tolstoy, I began to ponder on how much we actually need as human beings.  To think that people in the world have as much as they do and how some continue to add to the amount that is either, given to them, worked for, or found makes you think how much is actually needed to be happy and live a life that where they are satisfied with what they truly have.  It takes a vast amount of thought to ask this question, and then see what is going on this day in age.  Maybe, all the things people in life isn't about being greedy, is it a need to compete with others. Or is it become a need to survive.  The answer of this question will never be certain.  It will only be available to those to look past how much or how little they have...so they can ask themselves if they are truly satisfied.

My First CWS Blog Post

Well...I'm back for my second semester at Juniata College, starting the off season right with the football team. You would think that this would a great start to a new chapter of my life.  Sadly its all that easy, if i wasn't so lazy the the first semester i wouldn't be on academic probation.  It has shown in my work as well as my character and now I'm on the right path do doing things the right way other then my way.  Other then that I'm not much has changed I am still the same person i was before, I can't wait to spend another semester with my teammates and friends, and I am anxious to see what these next four months have in store for me.

Transcendentalist

When I think of nature I think of some sort of element.   I have always been out doing something that is either sports related or just enjoying my time out.  I feel like I have some sort of connection with nature but I'm not aware of it.  I don't take comfort in nature being involved in football I feel that I am not connecting with nature.  Were trained to not let certain elements change that way we go about things.  All though that nice breeze on a hot summer day and a light rain feels good on our heated skin feels good every once in a while I don't take notice or take a second to really enjoy it when i am so focused on everything else.  I do feel like i have to be in certain conditions to function right, and this goes towards life everyday.  I feel no spiritual connection with nature, I feel that it is here to enjoy but not all feel some sort of deep love and admiration for it.