6/5/15

The concept of being a Hermit was first introduced to me when I was around 10. I was in a museum that had on display a cabin that was lived in by an actual Hermit. There was a PBS special of an interview with this Hermit being played and I was struck by the story they told. One thing they said was: “sometimes I stayed at my cabin because I wanted to, other times because I had to”, I remember thinking why would anyone want to stay away from other people? This Hermit lived in the back woods and would avoid contact with people for long periods of time. Why they would do this I don’t know, but it spoke to me on some level.

As my life progressed the idea of living like a Hermit kept coming back to me. Especially during times of turmoil in my life, where this idea would become more attractive. I guess it was the idea of escaping from whatever the realities were in my life at that time. Even today, if I had the means, it would be hard to resist the desire to move to my Cabin In The Woods. But that’s not my reality and I’m living the life I have chosen, like it or not. I take the responsibility of my life seriously and that Cabin In The Woods will just have to remain in my mind for now, if not for ever.