HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED Jon Krakauer More Quotes by Jon Krakauer More Quotes From Jon Krakauer Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity of the Bible, say, or the Qur'an, or the sacred texts of most other religions. The latter texts simply enjoy the considerable advantage of having made their public debut in the shadowy recesses of the ancient past, and are thus much harder to refute. Jon Krakauer mind book past What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now? Jon Krakauer what-if arms running But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself. Jon Krakauer being-free important thinking Unlike most of life, what you do really matters. Your actions have real consequences. You have to pay attention and focus, and that's very satisfying. It forces you to pay great attention and you lose yourself in the task at hand. Without the risk, that wouldn't happen, so the risk is an essential part of climbing, and that's hard for some people to grasp. You can't justify the risk when things go wrong and people die. The greater the risk, the greater the reward in most aspects of life, and in climbing that's certainly true, too. It's very physical, you use your mind and your body. Jon Krakauer climbing real hands It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier. Climbing was a magnificient activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them. Jon Krakauer climbing glimpse stealing Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th Century invention and I don't want one. You don’t need to worry about me; I have a college education. I’m not destitute. I'm living like this by choice. Jon Krakauer careers college thinking You should own nothing except what you can carry on your back at a dead run. Jon Krakauer should running Now what is history? It is the centuries of systematic explorations of the riddle of death, with a view to overcoming death. That's why people discover mathematical infinity and electromagnetic waves, that's why they write symphonies. Jon Krakauer symphony views writing The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything. Jon Krakauer odyssey epic journey It is true that I miss intelligent companionship, but there are so few with whom I can share the things that mean so much to me that I have learned to contain myself. It is enough that I am surrounded with beauty. Jon Krakauer intelligent missing mean ...books possess an ounce-of-weight to minute-of-entertainment ratio that compares quite favorably to intoxicants. Jon Krakauer ratios weight book In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. Jon Krakauer climbing team action Chris would use the spiritual aspect to try to motivate us. "He'd tell us to think about all the evil in the world, all the hatred, and imagine ourselves running against the forces of darkness, the evil wall that was trying to keep us from running our best. He believed that doing well was all mental, a simple matter of harnessing whatever energy was available. Jon Krakauer wall spiritual running Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any mountain I'd been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium and suffering, it struck me that most of us were probably seeking above all else, something like a state of grace. Jon Krakauer climbing pain order But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That’s what was great about them. They tried. Not many do. Jon Krakauer dream Once you believe that God is speaking directly to you, there is no discussion. Jon Krakauer discussion believe Having stumbled upon a tolerable career, for the first time in my life I was actually living above the poverty line. My hunger to climb had been blunted, in short, by a bunch of small satisfactions that added up to something like happiness. Jon Krakauer lines careers satisfaction The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light. Jon Krakauer desert light sweet <...> though he found that if you are stupid enough to bury a camera underground you won't be taking many pictures with it afterwards. Thus the story has no picture book for the period May 10, 1991 - January 7, 1992. But this is not important. It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive! Thank you. Thank you. Jon Krakauer real stupid memories Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. I thrilled in the fresh perspective that came from the tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end. Jon Krakauer mountain perspective missing
