The wilderness is what I use to describe the state of being “unexplored” (or “currently being explored”) of a few things.
- I use it to refer to the unexplored life that newborns are thrown into.
- I use it to refer to geographical wilderness, unexplored physical space in general, and specifically those I haven’t walked on yet, places I don’t have an intimate relationship with.
- I use it to refer to mental wilderness, unexplored ideas, concepts, thoughts, experiences, images, and other contents of the mind.
I was inspired by how Henry Bugbee used it.
To do
- Write a note about Henry Bugbee’s conceptualization of wilderness.
- Write a note about Thoreau’s idea of wilderness.