You are wrong if you think joy emanates only or principally from human
relationships. god has placed it all around us. it is in everything and anything we
might experience. we just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual
lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.
my point is that you do not need me or anyone else around to bring this new kind
of light in your life. it is simply waiting out there for you to grasp it, and all you
have to do is reach for it. the only person you are fighting is yourself and your
stubbornness to engage in new circumstances. (57-58)
does mccandless offer any evidence for these assertions about life? are his life and his journey
an argument for or against this position? is ron franz convinced? are you?