A friend loaned me a book that I'm now reading, called Wild Men, Wild Alaska, by Rocky McElveen. In its pages, you'll find stories of adventure and conquest, with thoughts on what those adventures and conquests can teach us about life in Christ. It's not been a super-deep read, but it has been fun (and it makes you want to go North, to Alaska!).
In the middle of a chapter, Rocky threw out a couple of paragraphs that really got my 43 year old attention:
"People don't realize how little they really matter to the regular pace of life. Leaving civilization is like removing your finger from a five-gallon pail of water. The little ripples close in behind you, the bucket of water becomes smooth and still, and in a matter of moments you can't tell your finger was ever there.
Things fall off you in the wilderness, pace slows down, and stress disappears. There are no packed freeways, drive-by shootings, negative news stories, horns blasting, road rage, endless lights, pavement everywhere, or paper, paper, paper! Even the smells of society are absent: gas, oil, perfume, garbage, soap, smoking brakes. There is a realization of how unimportant and silly some aspects of life can be."
What do you think about Rocky's comments?
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