One of my dreams has been to venture into and survive the wildest of wilderness. The drive or inspiration or idea or motivation or what-ever-you-want-to-call-it came from a discovery channel program where a regular guy braves and tries to survive in the wild just like the primitive man would have. What this pointed out to me was how many things we take for granted in life. For eg, the roof on our heads, the stove, fire, canned food, microwave, TV, world news at our living rooms and so on! These things have become so commonplace that we don't stop to give them a thought or appreciate the benefits we obtain from them!
What would you do if one day you woke up and found yourself in the middle of amazon just by yourself? Are your survival skills good enough to keep you alive? The very thought of it sends shivers down my spine. Honestly I wouldn't know what to eat and what not to! Would you run as fast as you can or stay put when you see a coyote in the wild? Where would you sleep? Where would you get drinking water? What would you do for food?
Delve a little deeper into the thoughts and the philosophical head pops up. It is hard to understand how we became so removed and distant from nature. Are we too busy sucking up everything this material world throws at us? Sometimes all this looks like a cruel illusion created to keep us from being where we belong and what we ought to be. Every time I slip down the rabbit hole, the hot babe on TV pulls me right back to reality!
I strongly believe one week of wilderness travelling will lead to more self discovery than all the years I have roamed this earth. Testing the limits of endurance under extreme conditions not only helps understand oneself better, but also builds a strong character (Ofcourse, assuming you survive to tell the tale!!). I plan to make travelling a part of my life in the months and years to come. Wilderness... here I come!!
---Vijayasarathy---
What would you do if one day you woke up and found yourself in the middle of amazon just by yourself? Are your survival skills good enough to keep you alive? The very thought of it sends shivers down my spine. Honestly I wouldn't know what to eat and what not to! Would you run as fast as you can or stay put when you see a coyote in the wild? Where would you sleep? Where would you get drinking water? What would you do for food?
Delve a little deeper into the thoughts and the philosophical head pops up. It is hard to understand how we became so removed and distant from nature. Are we too busy sucking up everything this material world throws at us? Sometimes all this looks like a cruel illusion created to keep us from being where we belong and what we ought to be. Every time I slip down the rabbit hole, the hot babe on TV pulls me right back to reality!
I strongly believe one week of wilderness travelling will lead to more self discovery than all the years I have roamed this earth. Testing the limits of endurance under extreme conditions not only helps understand oneself better, but also builds a strong character (Ofcourse, assuming you survive to tell the tale!!). I plan to make travelling a part of my life in the months and years to come. Wilderness... here I come!!
---Vijayasarathy---
1 comment:
wilderness pogamaye, nee wild a iruke[:d]
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