"Happiness is only real when shared" (Krakaeur 167).
This is one of Christopher McCandless's final statements which he wrote down in a book right before he had died in the bus. I find this quote to be very heart warming and true, as I agree with it completely. However I also find this quote a little bit Ironic coming from Christpher McCandless, since he was out all alone on purpose not sharing the happiness he himself had felt. He had shunned everyone out, including his sister and he supposedly died happy (in his last words), but doesn't this statement contradict what he did? He went out in the wilderness to stay away from society and be happy by himself, not sharing his happiness with others. Although it may seem ironic I still find this quote to be pretty good, I myself can't imagine a world in which I would be happy with nobody but myself. I think having friends is an extremely important thing to have, and without them I don't think anyone can be happy.
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