Outside Reading - Into The Wild - Robbie Heath

I recently read the book Into the Wild. I found this to be an easy but very interesting read that has just recently been turned into a film. This young man's story is astonishing in every way as he got rid of all his money and then just took off alone to venture and see the open country. While he was very naive and dumb at certain points he clearly went on a major spiritual journey possibly searching for God and definitely for himself and his place in this world. Perhaps this idea of a spiritual journey, especially one into the wild and nature is an idea lost in this day and age. It seems that the time is gone for when a person could take the time to thing, meditate, or pray deeply in order to orient themselves to what they should be doing in their lives. Does this lead so many people to unfulfilled lives as they were never able to stop think and enjoy, clearing their minds and finding their calling. While the man in this story did not live to see the fruits of his journey, I would think that it may have made him a better person, in other people this could bring someone closer to God. Do we need to take more time for spiritual journey's or finding God?