My Life By Edward Abbey Analysis

I find I can apply this quote by Edward Abbey to my life, particularly my childhood. When I think of necessity, it doesn't always line up with something for my mental state, or something really fun. So when the author says that the wilderness is a necessity, it makes me think about what that really means to me. In my childhood, I spent a lot of time outside and in the desert, I went to the National Park frequently, and went to the museum that my grandma worked at. Now that I'm getting older, I find it's not necessarily that my passion for things that are more introverted is bad, rather it is that nature is a really nice refresher. I never seek out going outside on my own anymore, but when I am presented with the opportunity to I generally get very excited for it. This may be because it will refresh my "human spirit",
It brings me back to when I was a kid. Even if it is embarrassing, I usually find myself climbing around on the rocks and wanting to explore the whole area. The time flies when I'm in a natural environment, and honestly it is a refresher. When the author said "It is a necessity" I came to the conclusion that, yes, I think it is necessary for me. While I don't think I need it very frequently, I think, in general, that refresher of my memories of youth, and the remainder of that child still in me, does make me feel more human. I am hopeful that as I get older and life becomes more and more difficult, I will still be able to get that same youthful feeling that many people crave and cannot achieve. I'm not a huge believer in spiritualness, but there is something behind the necessity of nature to a humans mental state. I think nature can be considered both a necessity and a luxury. We need it to remind us that in a modern world, we can still find peace in the simpler things in life. At the same time, I think nature providing that feeling is a luxury we should