Hundreds of people have wondered at least once in their lives, “How can I make my life meaningful?” but, few have ever done anything to make it so. Chris McCandless was one of the few who did take a hold on life and made it his own, even though it was short. He lived his life as he wanted too and much can be learned from it. There are traits that he showed that are evident for others to take and learn from. While many will argue that his life wasn’t meaningful and that he wasted all the opportunities he had, they forget that his life is what he made of it, not them. McCandless would absolutely not regret the choices that he made and the pain that he caused his family because the path that he walked made him ecstatic about living and gave him
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His life and the short journey he embarked upon was an indication of a meaningful life because it was filled with bravery. This alone is evident based upon the fact that he was aware of the danger that stood in front of him and purposely threw away the things he needed to be safe, putting himself in danger. He made this very clear when he gave one man his watch and map telling him that otherwise he would just “throw it away” because he didn’t “want to know what time it is. [He didn’t] want to know what day it is or where [he was].” because to him “none of that matters” (McCandless, Into The Wild …show more content…
Most people focus on the pain that his family suffered from his actions but don’t pay attention to the pain that they caused him, he wanted to leave them behind because he realized that “everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing [themselves]” (Tolstoy). McCandless knew his sudden departure would cause his family pain but it didn’t stop him, he wanted to find himself and discover what was missing from his life, something that they couldn’t find for him. He undoubtedly didn’t regret his choice to leave his family without notice as he wrote near the end of his life that he “had a happy life and thank the Lord” (McCandless, Into The Wild 199) and it was clear that he believed that his life was meaningful to him because he thought that “all true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon … what it means to you” (McCandless, Into The Wild
His life and the short journey he embarked upon was an indication of a meaningful life because it was filled with bravery. This alone is evident based upon the fact that he was aware of the danger that stood in front of him and purposely threw away the things he needed to be safe, putting himself in danger. He made this very clear when he gave one man his watch and map telling him that otherwise he would just “throw it away” because he didn’t “want to know what time it is. [He didn’t] want to know what day it is or where [he was].” because to him “none of that matters” (McCandless, Into The Wild …show more content…
Most people focus on the pain that his family suffered from his actions but don’t pay attention to the pain that they caused him, he wanted to leave them behind because he realized that “everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing [themselves]” (Tolstoy). McCandless knew his sudden departure would cause his family pain but it didn’t stop him, he wanted to find himself and discover what was missing from his life, something that they couldn’t find for him. He undoubtedly didn’t regret his choice to leave his family without notice as he wrote near the end of his life that he “had a happy life and thank the Lord” (McCandless, Into The Wild 199) and it was clear that he believed that his life was meaningful to him because he thought that “all true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon … what it means to you” (McCandless, Into The Wild