ridgewalker777
10-13-2006, 10:28
Here's a thought--after finishing my A/T hiking, I found some of the skills used hiking in other parts of life. The physical fitness acquired, the release of tension, are transferable, the aesthetic experience enriches the rest of our life and other people. Is it more or less likely now that we will walk to town or even walk across a parking lot?
I found myself being less tolerant of tedious life situations--"take a hike" morphs into "I'm outa here". That's the flip side--have we become more aloof from civilized society justifying it by contrast with the healthy order of nature? Are we capable of being conscious of our departure from family or orderly society, a moral declension? Man's capacity for self-deception is virtually unlimited--how do we balance freedom and responsibility?
I found myself being less tolerant of tedious life situations--"take a hike" morphs into "I'm outa here". That's the flip side--have we become more aloof from civilized society justifying it by contrast with the healthy order of nature? Are we capable of being conscious of our departure from family or orderly society, a moral declension? Man's capacity for self-deception is virtually unlimited--how do we balance freedom and responsibility?