Friday Fun Flier XVIIII
A short check-in, a great quote, and a fantastic book!
Quote that I’ve been pondering:
“[in modern society] freedom and survival are more or less guaranteed. That is a great blessing, but allows people to believe that any sacrifice at all, rationing water during a drought, for example, are forms of tyranny. The idea that we can enjoy the benefits of society while owing nothing in return is literally infantile. Only children owe nothing.”
-Sebastian Junger
Hello everybody! I’m currently in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, getting battered by waves that are a bit too big for my level (but I’m glad I tried). Over the last week, I’ve been enjoying the bounty of this beautiful beach town and, to be honest, not getting much work done… I’m a little bit behind on a few things, so this week’s FFF will be fairly short!
I’m so in love with this country! The jungle is beautiful, the rainy season makes me happy, and the wildlife is abundant (I even love the howler monkeys).
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A short read that sparked some very interesting conversations:
Freedom by Sebastian Junger
This very short book by Junger is a profound rumination on what freedom is, what it means, and how we can live lives that contain more of it. It brought to light an interesting question for me: what is freedom? (If you missed the discussion post last week, here is the link).
This book is the story of a trek Junger undertook with a few of his friends from the documentary Restrepo, men that he had filmed as they fought in Afghanistan. They walked more than 300 miles up the east coast to Washington, D.C., staying on railroad lines the entire time (which is completely illegal).
In between that story, Junger ruminates on what he believes freedom is and isn’t. This book will give you an interesting new perspective on an old, oft-debated concept.
That’s all I have for you this week folks! I hope you have a blessed day, and I’ll see you tomorrow for the next installment of The Unfamiliar Movement Project!