Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for June 11, 2013
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Transcript:
Danae: Ok... you dragged me out here where there's no cell or Internet service... now what am I supposed to do? Lucy: Sit, relax and just be. Danae: How long are we gonna stay here? Lucy: Until you don't want to leave. Danae: But I have to go to the bathroom! Lucy: Welcome to nature... go wherever you want. Danae: Ok, I'm beginning to see the appeal.
While large packs of people in popular trail areas have long been a serious “sanitation issue” in parks and “Nature”. The real issue today is getting away from not just cell service, much protest from people wanting more towers in wilderness areas so the don’t lose “service”, but also the noise and impacts of “civilization”, like airplane noise and contrails everywhere.
After 32 years as a Ranger and the Wilderness Specialist, the solace of solitude IS very difficult to find today, and the pressure from our culture to eliminate solitude IS a little (no a lot) scary.
Secret to sanity: go find a rock to sit on, or a tree to sit under, where you can NOT find a sign of “civilization”, and your civility will increase as well.