Your comment sounds like he harmed other people with his stupid actions. He was harmless to everyone but himself.
And the consequence, he paid it with his life.
The nobel part is that he actually left everything behind while most of us are drowning into urban life.
He wasnt a hero in traditional sense of 'saving, helping' other people. He is a hero who had what it takes to leave society behind while we cannot let go of smallest of things.
(in reply to emilsedgh)
Because he was trying to find meaning and purpose in his life.
What struck me most powerfully was that he did actually discover the meaning of life (or at least one aspect of it) when he says "happiness only real when shared". So it appears that he did actually figure out how to have a meaningful life, but unfortunately never actually got to put it into practice. That is the saddest part of the whole story for me.
"Humans are social creatures, so why is leaving what we need/depend upon heroic?"
He challenged that idea. Isnt that heroic? To let go of whole society. Everything and Everyone.
Please, at least agree with me that what he did was daring. So damn daring that makes him a hero to me.
The nobel part is that he actually left everything behind while most of us are drowning into urban life.
He wasnt a hero in traditional sense of 'saving, helping' other people. He is a hero who had what it takes to leave society behind while we cannot let go of smallest of things.