What is your Happiness?

"I have always been unsatisfied with life as most people live it. Always i want to live more intensely and richly..." (Krakauer 91)

Topic: Living life the way you desire

          In the novel Into The Wild, many lessons are taught about life and the pursuit of happiness. Chris explains that he wants to live a life of more adventure and wealth, but is this really what he wants? Most people are not living there life to the fullest and the reason why is because they are afraid to fail, afraid they will be judged. In reality there is nothing holding them back from doing whatever they want to in this life. Chris is upset with the way that many people are living there life because he believes they are not taking full advantage of there time on earth. This is part of  the reason that Chris does travel so far away the time he does, he is seeking new opportunity and adventure. He is striving to find self peace with himself. More people need to take advantage of the opportunities that are given to us in this life. None of us know when our last day can be so they have to live it to the fullest each and every day.