The Dharma Bum

I recently had the pleasure of watching “Into The Wild”, a film based on a Jon Krakauer book in which a young college graduate (Christopher McCandless) packs up his life and backpacks his way around the US, ending up in Alaska.

In a moment of extreme loneliness in a derelict bus in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, the young adventurer scrawls the following statement onto a piece of wood which doubled as his diary:

“Happiness is only real when shared”

Rarely does a quote in a film hit so hard, and it’s had me thinking over the past few days…. Is happiness only real when shared? The more I think about this, the more I feel that this is a massive topic for debate, therefore I would like to open this up and hear your thoughts on the following question:

Is Happiness only real when shared?