The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Interpretation
Life's true joy is found in the pursuit of new experiences and adventures.
This quote emphasizes the importance of adventure and new experiences in life. It suggests that true fulfillment comes from embracing change and seeking out the unknown, as each day brings new opportunities that enrich our living spirit and provide us with joy.
In practice
This quote is perfect for motivating a group of students about to embark on a study abroad program.
Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal... I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up.
Happiness only real when shared.
Happiness isn't real unless it is shared.
(...)how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing the blind, deaf stone alone with nothing to help you but your hands and your own head.
True adventure begins when everything goes wrong.
His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure--all the more intense for being held tightly in--his consistent view that every peril in life is a form of sport, a fierce game betwixt you and Fate, with Death as a forfeit, made him a wonderful companion at such hours.
You have to remember this was the '60s, when climbing was dangerous and sex was safe.
Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do.
An adventure is never an adventure when it happens. An adventure is simply physical and emotional discomfort recollected in tranquility.
Ninety per cent of the tourists climbing big mountains are on 10 mountains - and one million mountains in the world are empty.
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