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Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.
Sigurd F. Olson
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Sigurd F. Olson
Age: 82 †
Born: 1899
Born: April 4
Died: 1982
Died: January 13
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I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard. Everyone has a listening point somewhere. It does not have to be in the north or close to the wilderness, but someplace of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with awe.
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As long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes and a touch of wildness in their souls, rapids will be run.
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It was Indian summer, a bluebird sort of day as we call it in the north, warm and sunny, without a breath of wind the water was sky-blue, the shores a bank of solid gold.
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At times on quiet waters one does not speak aloud but only in whispers, for then all noise is sacrilege.
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One cannot run from a challenge without losing. To flee is signing a death warrant to dignity and character, and, having run, there is no return one is a weakling forever. Meeting a challenge, though one may be defeated, gives strength, character, and a certain assurance that regardless of outcome, one will survive or go down fighting.
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Wilderness can be appreciated only by contrast, and solitude understood only when we have been without it. We cannot separate ourselves from society, comradeship, sharing and love. Unless we can contribute something from wilderness experience, derive some solace or peace to share with others, then the real purpose is defeated.
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If we can change our priorities, achieve balance and understanding in our roles as human beings in a complex world, the coming era can well be that of a richer civilization, not its end.
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Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons
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Not only has wilderness been a force in molding our character as a people, but its influence continues, and will, if we are wise enough to preserve it on this continent, be a stabilizing power as well as a spiritual reserve for the future.
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