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The trail was designed to have no end, a wild place on which to be comfortably lost for as long as one desired. In those early days nobody fathomed walking the thing from beginning to end in one go. Section hikes, yes. Day hikes, too. But losing yourself for five months, measuring your body against the earth, fingering the edge of mental and physical endurance, wasn’t the point. The trail was to be considered in sections, like a cow is divided into cuts of beef. Even if you sample every slice, t
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― Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
― Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
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21. Take in a great breath of air and then blow it out. Contained in that single breath were at least three nitrogen atoms that were breathed by every human being who ever lived, including Jesus Christ, William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, and every president of the United States. This illustrates the fact that everything we do affects other people, positively or negatively. That’s why it is foolish to say, “Do your own thing if it doesn’t hurt anybody else.” Everything we do affects other pe
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― Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
― Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
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