Into the void

Sometimes i’d yell questions at the rocks and the trees, and across gorges, or yodel – “what is the meaning of the void?” the answer was perfect silence, so i knew.

no man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength – learning for instance, to eat when he’s hungry and sleep when he’s sleepy

Jack Kerouac

Lonesome traveller

5 Responses to “Into the void”


  1. 1 meinmysmallcorner June 19, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    I just watched ‘Into the Wild’ two nights ago. I’m not convinced by the whole solitude thing… Starvation and freezing? I’m okay just now, thanks.

  2. 2 Nelly And I June 19, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    he did say “no man…” – it’s the lack of that extra leg on the chromosome that leads to the genetic predisposition to enjoying filth, dirt and misery. that and fart noises too, it’s all darwinian.

  3. 3 hedgemonkey June 21, 2009 at 9:35 am

    Are you missing New Zealand again, Andy????

  4. 5 hedgemonkey June 23, 2009 at 1:31 am

    My mistake dude, there ain’t no curing those post Aotearoa whimsies for sure! …


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