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by throwaway173738 265 days ago
Nature can be cruel, unrewarding, and ambivalent but she is never spiteful and nothing she does is ever personal.
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Very true. And in the Australian outback, it can be absolutely beautiful too.

I found it quite rewarding, personally. Stripping all the material world of 15 years of life in California took me just a few days, semi-naked, thirsty and hungry, walking barefoot among the spinifex and wattles. Definitely a life-changing experience I would do again and again.