"Wildness! We've run out of it, even up here in Alaska.
People need to be reminded that the world is unsafe and unpredictable, and at the drop of a hat they can lose everything, just like that. You couldn't have predicted that. I do it to remind them that chaos is out there, and he's lurking beyond the horizon, that's why. Well that, and sometimes you just gotta do something bad just to know you're alive..."
Chris, Northern Exposure (1990's TV drama)
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I used to watch that show on occasion...how did that line hit you? great thought.
It reminded me that life on earth is indeed short, and that we should be living for God and for others, and not just living in fear that we could lose everything in an instant (the "I gotta get mine" mentality). We are called to live intentionally.
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