Living in the Wild

on Friday, July 15, 2011


    Imagine living without money? It is hard, right? We need money to pay our bills, to  buy food, clothes, shelter and services. In able to survive we work hard to get paid and earn money just to spend on what we need.

   Some will answer only a tribe people don't need money. Come to think about it why are they still existing since they don't use money. They have a simple life and simple rules.
  I remembered when I was a Red Cross volunteer, we always go to mountain to help indigenous people giving them clothes, medicine, rice and sardines. To reach the tribe people you need a lot of strength  for mountain climbing and  a courage .
    Your tiredness will swept away upon seeing the tribe people welcoming you with their sweetest smile. The tribe people like  canned sardines than Maling, corned beef and even ask them why because I find it funny and told them its taste good but they told me nothing beats the fresh captured wild boar, chicken.. well I just shut up since it's true because the meat they are eating has no preservative. They love sardines because they only eat fish rarely and they love the taste of the sardines sauce.They will exchange the wild boar meat just to have the sardines Their hospitality is great and  let you experience living in the wild and they will protect you.
    Living in the wild for 1 week makes my heart younger again, literaly and figuratively speaking. The world in the mountain is a totally different from city life. You don't need to think of deadlines , money to spend for food, in forest, you will get it free, everything...from herbal medicine, to food,fruits or meat. I got to experience climbing trees again to eat fruits star apple,  mango, santol, guava, jackfruits, cashew or harvesting peanuts, cassava, cabbage. They are the sweetest because the fruits are ripened on the tree . All of them are free and no need to worry about spending a dime and all natural.
     You don't need to go to the gym in able to be fit... try catching a wild chicken or running for your life because the boar that they are catching is heading on your way , run for your life because thousands of bees trying to sting you, or how about balancing all your weight while walking in the slippery rocks of river..
     You don't need to buy a mineral water, just fetch in waterfalls and you will have a very cold water.
     When it is bath time, just get some aloe vera as your shampoo..
     If you want to experience sauna, ask them to go to hot spring.
     In the evening you don't need a mosquito repeler, just burn a coconut husk and you will have a good night sleeps.

     The only problems when you get home don't kiss the love of your life.

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