step into the wild...

so this morning, i found myself sporting a very (who am i kidding) attractive cough, and intense desire to not leave my bed.

i didn't.

leave my bed, that is..

there's only so much one can sleep (if you disagree, you really should get that checked out!) so i found myself scratching through movies and stumbled upon "Into the Wild"..

originally having confused this with its animated counterpart "The Wild" (much to the amusement of a dear friend) i thought i'd give it a try..

2 and a half hours later (don't let that deter you :) time is relative) I had been so inspired (it's based on a true story) and pushed further out of my already crumbling comfort zone, but this time, in some sort of direction.

i wont ruin any part of the movie for you - GO WATCH IT FOR YOURSELF! (Note: keep up with the dates, else it may not all make sense) but there were 2 parts that really encouraged and enthralled me..

1. Charles' encounter with Ron

2. Salvation Mountain

i'd like to focus on the latter, as you need to watch the Ron-encounter for yourself :)

i googled salvation mountain, and it's a real place in california - i'd like to visit it someday :)

the creator, Leonard Knight hails from a very humble background, but then again it is the "meek" who "will inherit the earth". i like that. his passion led him to build Salvation Mountain - by hand, in a place so barren. it really is something beautiful :)

http://www.salvationmountain.us/menu.html

and finally, my realisation at the end of all of this emotion, Charles never stayed very long with the people he met along the way, but he made SUCH an impression - the kind that actually changes your life rather than simply leaves memories. that's pretty epic i think :)

i think sometimes, even though we may not stay long we need to leave "comet" impressions: ones where our impact far outlives our presence.

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