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« on: September 14, 2019, 07:06:11 PM »

I don't remember this story. I came across it today and found it fascinating in many ways.

https://www.gq.com/story/the-last-true-hermit
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2019, 03:11:32 AM »

Thanks Rob, fascinating read, can’t imagine all them cold winters...
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2019, 04:17:04 AM »

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"Sitting here in jail, I don’t like what I see in the society I’m about to enter. I don’t think I’m going to fit in. It’s too loud. Too colorful. The lack of aesthetics. The crudeness. The inanities. The trivia."

I would also add , most people, the "internet" and "politics", the things you really can't trust.

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Chris became surprisingly introspective. "I did examine myself," he said. "Solitude did increase my perception. But here’s the tricky thing—when I applied my increased perception to myself, I lost my identity. With no audience, no one to perform for, I was just there. There was no need to define myself; I became irrelevant. The moon was the minute hand, the seasons the hour hand. I didn’t even have a name. I never felt lonely. To put it romantically: I was completely free."

Interestingly, I can relate to these perceptions when I ride my Valkyrie solo and alone on the road.   Hmmm ???  There are times we all seek out some kind of companionship and yet, we are all alone in our own head.   Personally, I like big dogs.  Wink

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