This man lived the life many of us wish we could, no worries and in isolation. It's a pity that with today's thinking there arent more communities built with this in mind
I would hate this lifestyle. I think a lot of people look at his situation longingly and wish they could do something similar, but as soon as they enter the situation, they would want out pretty quickly. The article talked about how he had winters where he ran out of food and propane. He had such a crazy will to stay hidden that he didn't bow out and continued on while suffering physical and mental anguish. To me, that's insane. . . Help was within walking distance and his pride kept him from going in.
He wasn't living like a true hermit, instead of living off the land away from society like hermits do, he was living off the scraps of others. its really not as noble as the author makes it out to be. He could've lived off the land in a place that's more hospitable, but he wanted that lifestyle where he didn't have to interact with society, while also benefiting off of it. He just took and took while never giving back.
This man lived the life many of us wish we could, no worries and in isolation. It's a pity that with today's thinking there arent more communities built with this in mind
I would hate this lifestyle. I think a lot of people look at his situation longingly and wish they could do something similar, but as soon as they enter the situation, they would want out pretty quickly. The article talked about how he had winters where he ran out of food and propane. He had such a crazy will to stay hidden that he didn't bow out and continued on while suffering physical and mental anguish. To me, that's insane. . . Help was within walking distance and his pride kept him from going in.
It actually sounds a bit like he was mentally unstable to be honest and maybe he was running away from his problems
He wasn't living like a true hermit, instead of living off the land away from society like hermits do, he was living off the scraps of others. its really not as noble as the author makes it out to be. He could've lived off the land in a place that's more hospitable, but he wanted that lifestyle where he didn't have to interact with society, while also benefiting off of it. He just took and took while never giving back.
Pretty poor way to live life honestly.