There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks will ever be able to achieve. Isn't that what we're all searching for in life? To just be happy and content in the moment, to just be there in the "now"?

But now that I was finally here, standing on the summit of Mount Everest, I just couldn't summon the energy to care.

Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.

I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.

The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.