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This Is How You Can Find Meaning in a Mundane Life
The closer we were getting to the destination, the more thrilled I felt. Thrilled in the most positive sense — but also anxious.
Will I be okay on my own? What if I get lost?
But I wanted to finally experience the freedom of being alone in the mountains. Just me and Nature for a few days to come.
I was working in the stunning French Alps that summer and I finally got a few consecutive days off — so I could go on a longer hike. My boss was driving me to a village at the end of the valley, where I was starting my solo walk. From there, there was only one way to go: towards the closing of the valley, where the Glacier de la Pilatte gave birth to the fizzy waters of Veneon river.
After one more dramatic passage over an alpine abyss, we got there. My boss hugged me and wished me a great hike. I smiled at her, pulled my backpack out of the car and slammed the door in a carefree manner.
A minute later, I was walking on my own towards the snowy peaks, with a sense of joy and excitement expanding in my heart. The anxiousness was gone. I was à l’aventure.
The idea of having an “adventurous life” haunted me since I became decently self-aware in high school. I simply saw no other way to find meaning in life. I sometimes talked about this with…
