Comments on: People and Fire http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/ The gentle art of sanity amidst civilization Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-7393 David Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:29:56 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-7393 Thanks! I wish you many nights spent around fires too. Just this saturday I went camping with some of my new Kiwi friends. We set up a fire on the beach, and sat around it and ate and chatted. Around eleven o'clock, the tide started lapping at the edge of the fire (the campground requires you to build fires below the high water mark). So half the people had to keep lifting their legs up each time a big wave broke, and eventually the tide took the fire away. It was cool and made me think of this post. Thanks! I wish you many nights spent around fires too.

Just this saturday I went camping with some of my new Kiwi friends. We set up a fire on the beach, and sat around it and ate and chatted. Around eleven o’clock, the tide started lapping at the edge of the fire (the campground requires you to build fires below the high water mark). So half the people had to keep lifting their legs up each time a big wave broke, and eventually the tide took the fire away. It was cool and made me think of this post.

]]> By: LeeShand http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-7321 LeeShand Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:40:23 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-7321 That's just beautiful. Having recently experienced an extended power outage,hence no heat, I too was reminded of how fragile we humans are against magnificent Mother Nature. Despite having no shower, eating cold food, and watching the house become an excellent example of "chaos!"; the thing that I longed for most was a good Fire. I found myself daydreaming of breaking up little branches and flicking my lighter under them. Episodes of "Man vs Wild" ran thru my mind. (yes, thanks to Bear Gryll I DO know how to start a fire in the snow) As I gazed at the tree fallen in our yard, at first I didn't think of the clean-up or wow, I'm glad it didn't fall on this or that. I just thought, "Firewood". You also expressed beautifully the bond you feel with others when you gather around a fire together. I don't care who it is. It's like magic. You can just feel the ancientness of the moment you are in. For families and ones you love, it can be healing in many ways. I love this post and I AM getting a fireplace. Thanks for sharing, David. I wish you many nights with your orange, smiling face :-)and your toes pointed to the Fire. That’s just beautiful. Having recently experienced an extended power outage,hence no heat, I too was reminded of how fragile we humans are against magnificent Mother Nature. Despite having no shower, eating cold food, and watching the house become an excellent example of “chaos!”; the thing that I longed for most was a good Fire. I found myself daydreaming of breaking up little branches and flicking my lighter under them. Episodes of “Man vs Wild” ran thru my mind. (yes, thanks to Bear Gryll I DO know how to start a fire in the snow) As I gazed at the tree fallen in our yard, at first I didn’t think of the clean-up or wow, I’m glad it didn’t fall on this or that. I just thought, “Firewood”.
You also expressed beautifully the bond you feel with others when you gather around a fire together. I don’t care who it is. It’s like magic. You can just feel the ancientness of the moment you are in. For families and ones you love, it can be healing in many ways.
I love this post and I AM getting a fireplace. Thanks for sharing, David. I wish you many nights with your orange, smiling face :-)and your toes pointed to the Fire.

]]> By: Angus http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4978 Angus Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:34:08 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4978 That one works. That one works.

]]> By: Angus http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4977 Angus Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:33:43 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4977 Hmm, I think it's right… http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/07/29/catching_fire/index.html Hmm, I think it’s right…

http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/07/29/catching_fire/index.html

]]> By: David http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4971 David Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:47:39 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4971 Hi Angus. That sounds interesting but the link is broken! Hi Angus. That sounds interesting but the link is broken!

]]> By: David http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4970 David Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:46:51 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4970 That's a great point, fire is certainly more "us" than it is any other animal. During the apocalypse, we should meet up. Bring your folding chairs, I'll bring roasting sticks. That’s a great point, fire is certainly more “us” than it is any other animal. During the apocalypse, we should meet up. Bring your folding chairs, I’ll bring roasting sticks.

]]> By: Angus http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4963 Angus Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:04:23 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4963 Speaking of fire, there was a pretty good post (let's see… here it is: http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/07/29/catching_fire/index.html) making the connection between fire, cooked food, and the origins of mankind. A great read, and fits in with your theme. cheers, Angus Speaking of fire, there was a pretty good post (let’s see… here it is: http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2009/07/29/catching_fire/index.html) making the connection between fire, cooked food, and the origins of mankind. A great read, and fits in with your theme.

cheers,
Angus

]]> By: suzen http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4962 suzen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:45:48 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4962 What a wonderful post - and I love that quote from London! (Do get his books!) You are so right about the "hominess" of a campfire. Maybe because we are the only species capable of making one? Just pondering here. It is so unfortunate that we have become so industrialized and mechanized, that to survive in the wilderness would mean certain death for the majority of the population. I'm always surprised at the number of people I know who absolutely abhor the idea of camping! We camped on our honeymoon - people thought we were insane! Well if it should ever come to "it", we'd be among the survivors! .-= suzen´s last blog ..<a href="http://erasingthebored.blogspot.com/2009/08/optimizing-life-body-mind-and-spirit.html" rel="nofollow">Optimizing Life: Body, Mind and Spirit</a> =-. What a wonderful post – and I love that quote from London! (Do get his books!) You are so right about the “hominess” of a campfire. Maybe because we are the only species capable of making one? Just pondering here.

It is so unfortunate that we have become so industrialized and mechanized, that to survive in the wilderness would mean certain death for the majority of the population. I’m always surprised at the number of people I know who absolutely abhor the idea of camping! We camped on our honeymoon – people thought we were insane! Well if it should ever come to “it”, we’d be among the survivors!
.-= suzen´s last blog ..Optimizing Life: Body, Mind and Spirit =-.

]]> By: David http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4958 David Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:45:17 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4958 I never explored Jack London any further. I do love the way <em>To Build a Fire</em> was written though. Man, how am I ever going to read all these books I want to read? I guess I should be grateful that there is such an abundance of stuff worth reading. I never explored Jack London any further. I do love the way To Build a Fire was written though. Man, how am I ever going to read all these books I want to read? I guess I should be grateful that there is such an abundance of stuff worth reading.

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://www.raptitude.com/2009/08/people-fire/#comment-4957 Josh Hanagarne Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:04:23 +0000 http://www.raptitude.com/?p=1951#comment-4957 I'm a huge, huge, HUGE Jack London fan, both for the writing and the radical tendencies. Besides To Build A Fire, I think the Abysmal Brute is the best thing he wrote. Fantastic boxing story. When you don't post often enough, "Ooooh that makes me mad" is what goes through my own head. Great, great post. The melding of your mind with good old Jack's is a treat. .-= Josh Hanagarne´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/worldsstrongestlibrarian/~3/YG6OvA7VWrc/" rel="nofollow">Help Wanted: Donate Books To People Who Don’t Have Them</a> =-. I’m a huge, huge, HUGE Jack London fan, both for the writing and the radical tendencies. Besides To Build A Fire, I think the Abysmal Brute is the best thing he wrote. Fantastic boxing story.

When you don’t post often enough, “Ooooh that makes me mad” is what goes through my own head.

Great, great post. The melding of your mind with good old Jack’s is a treat.
.-= Josh Hanagarne´s last blog ..Help Wanted: Donate Books To People Who Don’t Have Them =-.

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