Call Of The Wild Quotes

“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” Jack London said that. Jack London was the writer of “The Call of the Wild” It’s an adventure book. I think knowing that he wrote that book adds more to the quote, but I’ll go more into that in the next paragraph. This quote means a lot to me. It inspires me to take risks.
The quote is saying not to just exist, but to prove you’re alive. I’ve always had this sort of mindset, but I’ve never done anything adventurous. It does make me want to be more adventurous though. The person who said that quote, Jack London, wrote the book, ”The Call of the Wild”. That book has to do with sled dogs and going into uncharted territory. Which is risk taking. The characters were taking a risk just like Jack London said you should. This goes with the extreme sports articles we were reading. In “The World’s Most Dangerous Sports” it says “They love the associated paraphernalia and experimenting”. “They” being adrenaline junkies, People who love extreme sports. People who
love to prove they’re alive.
Some might say that this is just a quote. That I shouldn’t look so deep into it. To them I say, “How dare you?”. Jack London said it so it could inspire people to take a risk. Life is a risk within itself. Though this quote will be taken differently by some people, it means a lot to me. This quote makes me want to partake in the uncertainty, to take a chance.
Jack London’s quote genuinely motivates me.
I want to take a risk now. I want to explore the unknown, the uncertain. I want to get in a fight. I want to drag race, which I know is dumb because I don’t even have a driver’s license, but I want to do it. I want to jump out of a plane with a parachute while “It’s Gonna Be a Long Night” by Ween plays. I want to take part in the world’s most dangerous sports. I want to prove I’m alive. I know I’m getting a little too excited for a quote made by a guy who’s dead now, but see it from my point of view. I’m a high school freshman, who has never taken a risk in my life. I don’t do anything risk-taking or worthwhile. I want to be the type of person you see skitching on the back of a car while on their car like Marty McFly in Back To The Future. That’s why I like this quote so much it makes me want to do something I’ve never done
before.