Into The Wild Essay

Living a meaningful and authentic life does not have to include escaping to the wilderness and living civilization with all its convenience behind. A meaningful and authentic life can still be achieved in modern society. A meaningful life is about living a life that is satisfactory to oneself and fulfilling. It is central to who a person is and how they define themselves. Therefore, working in pursuit of the things that matter to you such as family, creativity or religion. In other words, it means staying true to yourself and acting in a way that is congruent to your beliefs and values and not how you think you should act. He could have lived his authentic life by staying a vegetarian for example even within modern society.