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- Daniel grew tired of having to pay rent, so moved into a cave and now lives without money! But is this the real reason for his lifestyle?
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The problem isn't that he's homeless; it's that the rest of us are caveless.
exactly
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That is really profound.
You are right.
❤
If you’re not hurting anyone, or breaking any sensible law, a person should be able to live in anyway they see fit.
yup
@Matt Royce if you are not a harm to those around you, you should be allowed to do whatever the hell you want
@@WobiKabobi Depends on what type of "harm" you're talking about.
Well he doesn't qualify for a L2K
If everyone lives the same way he does, then there will be not library and internet in the first place. Creed drives technology advancement which propels our society. I respect his personal choice but everything has 2-sides.
This man isn't homeless, he's free
Free of privacy or a good night’s sleep
Nah his definitely homeless
He's a wild human.
And gross. Raw meat out of a dumpster?! Sick.
Man is sleeping on cardboard and eating out of rubbish bins that’s not freedom lol
I work in the medical field. Have a great career, house, money. I'm constantly stressed with my life and I am simple. I do run and hike a lot. I wish I could live in the mountains. He's not missing out. I envy him.
Well who is stopping you?
@@pinut187 What's stopping him is probably the fear of leaving his life behind and then not being able to retrieve it if he regrets.
Then go live a cave if your life is so bad.
Agreed ❤️
@@esotericexplorersmartinez493 Um.. you can.
I gave up feeding the beast when I stopped being a lawyer, sold the BMW and motorbike, stopped buying designer clothes and foreign holidays. I am now a gardener earning much less money, living a simple life and happier than I've ever been.
So you're saying you retired. Or you can afford now to work for less.
That is wonderful! 😀
I guess being a lawyer isn't what it's crapped up to be!
Are you gardening cannabis? You must be. High.
Being out in the fresh air, being active and away from a desk or court, working around nature and surrounded by wildlife is indeed a high. I've learned that life is too short to not just so whatever you want to do - if it goes wrong then you don't have time to regret it for very long.
"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less" - Socrates
and how i develop the capacity, i don't understand this prpoverb can you explain?
@AV4 L the only problem would be if you desire something you can't have all the time, or you shouldn't have all the time. Someone who is happy with a little bit is better off than someone who wants more than they can get, and ends up suffering because of it. I don't know if that made any sense, whatevs I need to get to bed
Socrates, if he did say this, is not correct. The secret of happiness is in finding or realizing the infinite and eternal, the deathlessness and fullness of that bliss.
Everything in moderation.
Joogsquad
My brother lived in a cave up in Glenwood Springs Colorado
for several years.
The Denver Post
and Rocky Mountain News did a story
on him...they said
he was HOMELESS...
he was quite offended because
he wasn't homeless he loved nature and the outdoors and he lived his life the way he chose to live his life.
George carlin does a good bit on this. He says they should call it "Houselessness" because "a home is a concept, a state of mind"
Classic.
So hes homeless, or is nature his home?
If he doesn’t have a house he is homeless
@@ahronthegreat Home is where the heart is. lol
@@scyllajk2757 nah ur hearts an organ bro w house is a place where I can live with walls lol
A lot of respect for this man. I couldn't do it but there is a part of myself that knows that he is correct. We are all slaves to our life styles & the almighty money.
People thousands of years from now are gonna find his cave paintings and be confused about how we lived in 2020
That or they will examine his scat, then it will be highly prized by musuems.
😂 good one
😭😭😂
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Lmao classic comment 🏅
When it comes to being a minimalist hippie this dude is the real deal.
You may as well call him a conservative hippie. Because he even explained that is how he was raised was to be a conservative christian, and his friends didn't agree with his conservative views.
Homer sure does have a lot of stuff for being a minimalist... bike/bike trailer, pots & pans, glasses, halfway decent clothes...
@@houseofcardistry7672 but all the same : he is a pure minimalist and we do respekt him for it !! Hope you do also !!
Not sure about the hippie part he ate a raccoon lol
He’s a hermit which is kind of they point of Hinduism/Buddhism and Christianity is some parts
We shouldn't miss the point that this man was suicidal ans needed to find a way out of that psychological prison. ..this was his way of doing that so I'm glad he did and happy for him.
A prison he felt was entwined with the way we are living, tied to money by work for what? more things? Somewhere along the line I fear we lost the plot. What is it all for? I dare say why more are not in this position is that we don't think enough.
@@ThurstanHethorn yeah mostly people spend when they shouldn't though
@@roguetuber4377 True, but it is unfortunately encouraged by advertising and society that having more will make us happier, when the opposite seems to be more the case.
@Clarence Kayser That does seem to be the unfortunate consequence of the way we are living. It does feel as though we have collectively lost what is important in life, at least in western society. As great as science and technology is or the benefits to commerce/capitalism/democracy, it isn't the answer to our basic needs of belonging and helping each other or has gone off course and needs correcting.
@@ThurstanHethorn
If he stayed in the civilzation and ask for the professionals help, guess what they are going to
do to him. Fed him with drugs. It will be worst worst. His body is healthy and not endangering
himself and the society. I won't live this way. It's his choice.
Im a homeless man in orlando fl, been this way for 4yrs. There is something to be said for this minimalist way of life. Weirdly i dont want for much. Once you find a way that works for you and then it becomes routine daily. It presents itself quite nicely amonst the rat race about. Its a simpler way of livin. One i can respect, live, and adorn. From the city to the cave, best of luck to you friend.
May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness. Peace and love!
Good choice to live somewhere sunny! Good for you to make it work in the city!
Stay safe dear and happy for your happiness and God bless you 💙
Yeah it's all our mind even celebrities and rich people who have everything do suicide.
Materlistic things only complicated our lives
I am homeless for years still working. I prefer
I am surprised that the government hasn't been harassing him or shutting this down. I hope that he is able to continue his way of life the way he wants to live it. Good on him.
System doesn't force people who have their own ideology and are in to thinking ,to do what it wants. It just provide false information on surface and block some information on surface for people ( who doesn't want to search themselves ) people who are not aware of their own reality (the majority or masses).system only guide lost sheep in to it's trap and uses them for (greater good)..they are lost anyway
True !
@@Shalale That can be said of anything.
@@Shalale He's living on, what I imagine, is probably public land, though. It's probably not legal to live in those caves. It is surprising that the cops are not kicking him out and jailing him for trespassing.
@@Melissa0774 might come down to that
I can't argue with anything the man says... he's right. "The system" is a trap, and this man has escaped. God bless him.
Bro the part when he put his last cash on phonebooth saying warm water...liberation...and feels like hes home. That was awesome cuz he lives it. He said that and still uses money ofc he can if he nees or want to but man. That trult mean God created him to live another way and to enjoy life with such a more freer spirit than say 99 percent of america. Living homeless. Is one thing but not spending money or getting money thats unheard of. All his water and food has to be free or someone else buying... anyways the man is my hero what a funny part when he wanted car to pass which it then did and he got upset that it did shows me that was the time God needed to show him that he actually does have a lil bit left just a faith of a mustard seed to see where this jounrey called life will take him there and then at that moment seeing that car just whiz on by and than pray for someone to come so he can get help. What an amazing story this do is the real deal man.
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Lol. I've slept in caves. I much rather sleep on this comfortable bed with a climate controlled environment. I guess people don't do much outdoor camping anymore.
No je hasn't, because he is still entirely dependent on the system running in the background. All these things hé says are "FREE" are not free.
He is a leech.
@@TravistheGREAT03
I’m sure you have a hard on for landlords.
"I never knew such security before I gave up money." Deep!
12:37 "... useless thoughts and useless possessions go hand in hand..." Wow, that was enlightening👍👍👍
That was my favorite thing he said... so incredibly profound.
Very striking and profound statement. In the core of its essence, there is so much truth in those sentiments.
Man says "I'm employed by the universe" me baked af at 3am damn thats deep
Lol
Thats the funniest comment ever ...thanks 4 makin my day ! PEACE
Everything's deep when you're stoned, especially a 1/2 gallon of Haagen dazs.
@@neilpeartspurplenose8739 Häagen-Dazs is like having the holy grail when your baked no 🧢
Nah to hell with weed, that’s me tripping on mushrooms
This guy reduced my blood pressure by 10 points simply by watch this video
Best wishes fellow traveler.
Yep! Totally agree!
Yes we need liberals like him
And I agree,I didnt want him to go away,love him loads x
Wow, he is so courageous. His point about thoughts are like weeds, just throw them out and his depression was lifted, that is profound.
How many of those thoughts came from media and society. All of them.
@@nathanbedford9178 exactly 💯
Linda Yeah, I had to play that part back several times and let it sink in.
“I’m employed by the universe” wise words
I don't understand people calling him homeless; he literally has a home, it's just a natural one. His house is shaped different is all.
Except it's not his though. At any point someone could decide that property is off limits and he wouldn't have it anymore.
His home is earth
so we should call him a caveman?
@@auntiefan4202 This describes the situation of every renter
@@jacoboddie5364 well, renters do have some rights. Especially now.
This man is probably one of the freest man in modern american society.
He is free from many burdens but has also closed many doors of possibility, many things he has sacrificed and is no longer capable of. I can understand why he feels liberated but he seems to have no goals in life and has far fewer possibilities available to him than most people his age. I feel bad for him because he could not adjust to modern society.
Lucky him! I’d go in a heartbeat!
@@CreamCobblerFiend he COULD, chose not to!!!! What is he really missing?
@@HapenparadiseSome people believe that freedom means doing as little with your life as possible. I believe that freedom means living up to your full potential and gaining the resources to shape the world for the betterment of yourself and others. This man is clearly and intelligent and capable human being, just imagine all the wonderful ways he could enrich society if he just had the will to. I guess its really a philosophical difference but if I lived this way think I would feel like I let myself down. He cant contribute to his own welfare, he eats trash and sleeps in a cave and relies on people wo DO contribute to society in order to keep him fed and on the web. If everyone were to live like he does there would be no human society to speak of
@@CreamCobblerFiend There is a lot that this man experienced in his life that lead him to this path ...his religious background ( the conflict of his religious beliefs when he was in college) peace corp , depression, thoughts of suicide, him being gay and his parents not being accepting of this.
I see lots of emotional trauma going in his life.
It's easy to judge people when we have not walked in their shoes. Most homeless people have some mental trauma issues that have not been dealt with or they have not found or been given the necessary support that they need to help improve their lives.
It seems to me that he has rejected the way society is built ...meaning work all your life to earn a living to obtain ''things''.
He's probably happier because there is no media bombarding him with stories of how horrible humans can be towards one other.
We can let go of the novelty of media.
you can literally see him browsing online in the very same video. This is nothing more than glorified homelessnes, dude is eating trash and feeling sick from it and kids in the comment section are "we live in society".
Exactly
@@Koooles FR, I rather live in a society live than that. I aint gonna Eat out of dumbsters and live in a cave.
why dont yall see the horrors of the consumer world? ist not the news or the shootings or whatever. these are all symptoms of the sick system we created. and some people see and feel deeply that something is off. and the off part is that we are raised to be consumers and nothing more. soulless, empty minded creatures
"I can't handle being alive anymore, it's just impossible"!
Can relate.
The Universe loves you, reach out to us :)
This man isn't homeless, the outdoors became his new home
He is a boss
He’s homeless.,😂
@@jasonbeedon9867 he is not homeless. His home is a cave. I think that is great.
@@jasonbeedon9867 homeless means u have no home. He has a home.
@@dratylapio498 home is where the heart is
Seems to me like he's the only one who's got his stuff together this year.
Amen I was thinking the same thing 🙏
Like get ill come join him
Century*
Except that he can't function without producers.
@C5 VETTE Be patient in the next days will be your turn 🙏
Man if you really listen to this story with your heart it makes you realize what's wrong with our world and it gives me this fire inside of myself that makes me want to just run for the Hills💜
He is a complete inspiration
God's eyes are filled with tears of joy and pride ,a righteous man all my love from your friend in Scotland may God bless you my friend with health and happiness .
He’s just living his life, bothering no one. Good for him.
Unless someone is a vegan, they bother others.
And good for everybody
@@astradeniastradeni4072 yep-vegans are righteous judgmental f@ckers
@@astradeniastradeni4072 he doesn’t kill animals though
true freedom and happiness...the government wont allow it!
There’s a lesson: having money, luxuries, the finest man or woman doesn’t make you happy loving yourself unconditionally finding peace within yourself is true happiness.
He’s miserable
@@soniabrown7151 no he is not.
I watch a lot of videos about the Bruderhoff. This guy is doing something very similar- just that instead of being part of a group, he’s doing it on his own.
Uh huh
I hope he finds a lover
He has a noble soul. The source of suffering is in the wishes we create. He seems happy living a simple life.
When you ain't got nothing, you got nothin' to lose.
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose. No ain't.
@@icarusalchemist1398 Go to him he calls you, you can't refuse
When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
I am the prisoner of my fridge, bathroom and my heating system.
and air conditioning for me, phew
Me too. I'm a prisoner of my house, my car, and my mobile phone
Idols
That’s so funny!...😂😂😂 in a way most people are. Anyways, the cave homeless man has every!!...right to live the way he wants to live, and that no one would dictate over him.
pfft gime me some protein bars some wifi and 2 Kilos of California Kush and ill live in that cave
The way we humans are living now is not natural anymore so I respect him a lot for this
It is natural considering our mental and physical evolution. Stone Age was not any good for survival of mankind. Don't be stupid
Exactly...
Natural doesn’t always equal good
Leaving off garbage? God wants us to live better than that.. I think this guy is just kind of lazy
So much agree.
I feel that he would be a really good friend if I knew him.
"My wealth never leaves me"
The library is for everyone, regardless of class or creed, or “status” or income. Keep using it. I’m glad it’s there for you.
I agree with you completely, but I think he was concerned that this was a blight on his character to use something almost every day that others are being taxed to pay for. He understands that if we all lived like he does there would be no books, no library, no internet. I commend him for his lifestyle and for his desire to not always be a taker. I think his blog is a way of giving back to those whom he benefits by.
As one of them taxpayers whom support libraries....absolutely use them! I can't get to them as often as i like. I could never abide contrary to this. Please use libraries!
knowledge should be free for everyone who wants to learn
it makes no sense to keep information behind locked doors, it's in the benefit of everyone and the community as a whole
taxpayers who complain about others who are not able to pay, only are interested (or delusional) in a monopoly based on greed and power
@@harleysq but that's his point he is able to pay (work) he just chooses not to
As long as he keeps himself clean and well kept Yes. Some of the library’s in NYC are filled with homeless people that clearly haven”t showered or changed their clothes in weeks if not months. That is not fair to all the other people that also use the library.
"It doesn't matter where I am, I feel like I'm at home. "
No truer words have been spoken, Earth is our Home.
off topic but you are so gorgeous
I doubt your sincerity if you are smash yo phone
Until you stumble into a wolves den and are surrounded. Think part of the problem is we claim the planet as ours to do with as we please and got us in a mess to begin with.
Earth is NOT our home
@PiK youre so cute
The only thing he seems to be missing is priceless - companionship.
It´s overrated. And you´d be surprised how easy it is to be on your own, for long periods of time, once you get accustomed to it.
He lives with his Mother Nature. The wind calls his name. He has solitude.
I envy his contentment with having no earthly possessions. To have that sense of freedom must be so liberating.
He's not homeless, he's actually home.
Groovy
@@korybeckwith834 lol
He understands that home is our planet and not a banked owned house or landlord owned apartment. Even if you own your house outright you are still paying the government.
Yup!!
I've been there I've been on the road and I feel more at home when I'm on the road than I do in a apartment.. haven't lived anywhere in the last 20 years longer than 2 years
He's most definitely not alone. That's why so many people are getting into self sustainability, moving away from people and cities, joining farming communes, getting property, tiny houses, rvs, living off the land. Modern day society is just all about greed and excess when the entire Earth provides exactly what we need to survive. Water, food, sunlight, shelter.
Yes and modern day relationships are to hard as well . We are our own tribe
"Ritsu Flu" Maybe you are way too young to have heard of the 'Back To Nature Movement' of the 1970s when a lot of young people joined Hippie communes or headed off to the wilds to live off the land, this is not something completely new though a new generation may be finding out about it. That being said, though it worked for certain people, it did not work for others. Some people felt they are wasting their lives just living without direction in life or without a purpose. Some communes just had a lot of people taking drugs and having lots of illegitimate children and not knowing who was related to who.
So some people grew up and shaved their beards and went to work in an office.
One old friend of mine who is something of an "Aging Hippie" herself told me that one reason why the "Youth movement" failed is because all those people who quit school and "Turned on,, Tuned in, and Dropped out" had no goal .
On CZcams there are a lot of videos abut people who chose to leave their jobs or leave the city and go out in the mountains or the forests to live in a car or a van and just carry on as if they are always camping, cooking by a campfire, sleeping in a tent or maybe in their car, using equipment such as folding tables and chairs, camp stove, inflatable mattresses and pillows, etc etc, but from what I noticed a majority are people who are already of retirement age and they chose to live the rest of their lives just away from the hustle ad bustle of civilization. Of course sometimes it is not so much an outright choice but a person finds himself or herself not foreseeing how they can afford to keep their home and feel that freeing themselves from taxes and a mortgage is the best thing to do and living in a tent outdoors means that they won't have property taxes or maybe rent.
One problem that is not addressed in these such videos (when someone lives in a cave or in the trunk of a tree without having to use any or a lot of money or modern day conveniences) what about when you get a toothache or need new prescription glasses or need certain medical care that you can only get at a medical facility? What if you get an asthma attack or heart attack? What if you get bitten by a poisonous spider? What if you need Ex-Lax?
@@obscurelyvague I get the feeling that if a guy like him had a life threatening medical issue like a heart attack or something, he'd just accept it and be ok with the fact that he's going to die. And if he got a less serious issue, I think he'd probably begrudgingly go to his family for help and feel absolutely horrible about it.
@@obscurelyvague I actually lived off the grid for two years and we recently had to integrate back into society for exactly that reason. Toothache.
I have a channel about sustainability and I am actually in the process of filming a video about the difficulties no one talks about when you live off grid. I also do gardening, cooking, diy home renovations and everything else related to living more sustainability and self sufficient, EVEN when you live in the city.
Yup, we're doing it. Not completely off grid but self sufficient anyhow.
God bless you and your mom and anyone reading this comment.
Thank you Sir God bless you as well
Thank You Jaylen😁 God Bless you and your Family🙏🏻❤
John 17 3
Yeah yeah, the "damn sin" in your religion make him have suicidal thought and now you bless for what? Bunch of brainwashed people LoL
"I'm not homeless. I live in a cave."
- Romulus
Who else feels the call to change the way you are living your life?.. I Need more nature, more simplicity
I'm 32 and definetly there. This american lifestyle isn't worth it anymore with the alienation & isolation.
Yea! Just moved back to the country after 12 years of miserable City life and now I’m SUPER HAPPY!!! I got my horses and four wheelers and Frenchies. Life is good
@@missysmessage722 ouuu I want sth like this... Wish you the best!! Im sure you have seen a huge change already in your energy
@@TheDoomWizard 31 over here! And it seems like I just don't adjust to what society expects from me just so hard to understand the huge amount of daily waste and disrespect for living beings
Cecy thank you! I truly appreciate your kind words. I grew up in the country so the city life felt like a different world to me. I became addicted to drugs but moving back to the country and finding Jesus again has truly set me free. Keep fighting!!
We need to leave room for people like this. He takes nothing of value from main stream society and adds a different perspective.
Love this comment and love the way you say ‘leave room’
Such a well-worded & insightful comment 💛
Also I find it inspirational.
😊
For every capable one, there are 4 messes for which it is a disaster. Takes the right person
Society has made us feel like we aren't enough when in fact we have more than enough with no possessions. Its just dead weight that holds us down. Good for you for doing exactly what you want and what makes you happy.
He's a true scavenger and able to do it because of the excess of "waste". We need more like him imo. They help balance.
A man who found his own happiness and freedom outside of society's expectations. You have to respect that.
He is no more free or happy than people living in the Matrix or any body else who escapes into fantasy when life becomes difficult or overwhelming. It is cowardly, childish, and narcissistic.
@subsonic you sound really happy
@@sebastiannieves5472 The sarcasm is noted. I won't tell you how to live or whom to admire, but neither will I pretend escapism is not escapism.
@@subsonic9854 & he’s around a lot of love & kindness & friends who completely support him 🌸 he’s been able to heal as well because of that to yea he’s loved makes a big difference 🌸
@Physical Removal He seems in much less distress than most people I know, who are under constant stress of having to work like dogs to pay the rent and bills, or who are unemployed and about to be evicted.
"Useless thoughts and useless possessions go hand in hand"
That's so profound.
I guess he was already an enlightened human being.
... until he gets a flat tire.
"Useful thoughts and useful possessions go hand in hand", this one works too doesn't it ? I like the positive better...
Until he starts collecting wristwatches, amirite?
It is really great that he found what makes him happy and his integrity is very high and he sticks to that. Happy for him.
Interviewer: I see you haven’t worked in quite awhile
Me: On the contrary, I am employed by the universe
Pass the pipe
I'm using that one man. I'll credit you.
He needed to go home and take care of his parents since about 2015 or so (he was living in caves since 2000). He misses this life but has learned to embrace all of what comes his way. He seems like a truly beautiful man.
in a way, im sorry to hear he had to leave his own way of life . in maybe he can return
You mean to say he no longer lives in caves and rightnow he is living in parents house to look after his parents. That is good too because looking after family\ old parents in need is also our responsibility\duty. Most imp is hope he is happy and is at peace. He seems to be son of God.
@@moonnuchamling9875 Yes, that is what I meant. I hope he his happy too.
Eat the Rich I would guess through e-mail since he used the library's computers to blog and such .
I bet he won't be going back to the caves after that.
“I never knew so much security before I gave up money” that’s deep
Anyone that has ever been homeless knows that he will always survive.
Money makes people cautious.
I mean I get it, but he also lives in a town where he can some what get away with what he's doing. He also has family around. The average homeless person living on the street does not have security regardless of how many times you repeat this quote.
@@paulsawczyc5019 how does he get his clothes? How does he wash his clothes,how does he bath,use the bathroom,where did he get his bike and his carrier on the back of the bike,pots and pans ect.
Gloria Bowie
I’d guess bartering, work-trade, etc.
This dude would be perfect for that show Alone he'd win the money no problem.👍
Would be perfect for the show. I surmise though that he could care less of the associated money.
Disqualified..he is too good, others have no chance to win.
You just don't get it do you?
I’m so sorry about your Dad. You’re such a cool dude with the best outlook on life.
You would make an excellent sheep herder on the Navajo reservation.
As soon as my kids are on their own I’m seriously thinking of walking away like this. I’m so tired and fed up with the world.
Me too. 😢. Sometime i wish i didn’t have a family, i am all alone, doing whatever i want. I don’t wanna go to work everyday and end of the month nothing left for me. I better don’t earn and don’t spend.
@@chowdhuryskitchenusa7531 aww. 🙏🤗
Being a human is difficult
It’s awesome that I’m not alone in this thinking! My family doesn’t understand though
You need God
I suffer from depression too, and I totally get it when he was talking about wanting to escape all the thoughts clogging up his mind.
Jesus saves
I hear you,same with me,I just take it a day at a time. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
I was depressed too. Then took a 3 day water fast. Then no carbohydrates. Keto diet. I am happy like a child. I consider building a business on Keto diet. Want to join me?
I would be lost without cannabis not saying i wouldn't be ok but it helps calm thoughts
Jesus loves you & he wants to hear from you. Pray with your whole heart and he will listen.
As someone who had crippling depression from a young age, his story just really strikes the heart strings. I remember feeling the exact same, like my depression couldnt get any worse yet seemingly continued to push me into the corner time and time again till i finally couldnt take it anymore. I ended up taking close to 50k mgs of Tylenol, when i came to in the hospital the doctors told me my liver was failing and the chance i would make it were slim to none, and i just fell apart inside, once everyone was gone out the room i began praying over and over for god to please forgive me, and that all i wanted was happiness, i didnt actually want to die, after that i blacked out and a few hours later awoke starving to death cause all i had to eat in 24 hours was fistfuls of tylenol, so i got out of the bed walked over to the nurses station with the iv machine tagging along and asked if i could have something to eat (nearly scaring the life out of the icu staff) they immediately took me back to my bed and brought me a sandwich, after one bite i puked my guts up but when i looked in the pail all there was in there was white particles (assuming it was pieces of tylenol that had yet to be digested properly). And i truly believe had something not caused me to wake up and ask for something to eat, the rest of the tylenol would have entered my system and for sure killed me, since that day i swore of self harm for any reason, and while i still suffered with depression for a few years afterwards it was never nearly as bad as it was before then. I just wish i could meet this man and have a long chat, seems like a really down to earth guy.
thank you for sharing.Your story could save some young people lives -so many lately giving up on life
@@dosia1boby794 If it can help someone then im glad, too many people suffer alone now days and feel like there isnt any hope, when there is, you just can't see it because you are blinded by the depression.
I am glad you are ok now...and hopefully you foind a way to live in harmony with yourself
His affect still seems depressed. Capitalism can be rough, but the grasshoppers, dumpsters, and lack of company look pretty rough too.
The less you have going on, the less there is to worry about. I think our complex modern ways make us weak-kneed and heavy laden. Stressful and exhausting.
I agree. He left one extreme of society for the other. They both can be stressful and depressing. But he seems happy and that's all that matters. Just seems like you can have more middle ground, and give up the consumer, got to have it all lifestyle, and live a more minimalist lifestyle with a warm bed and a roof over your head.
@@james7275able I think for him he did find the middle ground, no pun intended. Honestly, he tried to drive off a cliff. I can imagine it taking something beyond profound such as giving up all possessions and living outdoors to find that middle ground. Anyway now I heard he came back to take care of his elderly mom. So ya maybe it found him in the end.
commies and socialists would hunt him down and make him pay taxes
@@toddblankenship6282 Don't the capitalists do that too...?
The library is for everyone, you are welcome there. Stay safe.
its for tax payers and this man is not welcome there. he is cheating the system. he is a scam . he is everything that is wrong with humans. he should get a life
@@yoatemybeans4164 Stop it. He’s not bothering a sole. It’s a library, he has just as much right as everyone else. You need to get a life and stop being so weird.
@@TruthSeeker09825 stop defending this weirdo. He is littering and disturbing the peace. your name makes no sense cause youre lying. This guy is a cheapo. he started living in caves cause he was too cheap to pay for rent. If what hes doing is ok, no wonder this country is screwed. The library is for tax payers. How do you think they pay for their stuff and their internet? You are a joke. You are a clown
@@yoatemybeans4164 do you are have the stupid
@@yoatemybeans4164 there is a reason its called a public library
If an employer asked me for work experience: I would tell him that I was previously employed by the universe.
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Listen. I sometimes wish I was superduper rich only to start cool companies not designed to make it's shareholders(me) profit, but to just support the business itself and pay nice salaries and benefits to it's employees and I'd so much employ a person with that experience ! If s/he was a real deal of course.
Dang! I was reading your comment just as he spoke it !!
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could i call your reference?
Seems like this man opened the door to happiness and freedom and walked through it. Good on him.
THAT is courage, heart, dedication, integrity, depth, inner knowing, love of self and the world. RESPECT
He is a hermit, and there are still thousands of Quanzhen Taoist hermits in China and Orthodox Christian hermits in Europe and the Mkddle East who live in caves and small huts alone. He looks spiriitually happy and physically healthy.
Yes, and Theravadin Buddhist monks and nuns in the Forest Tradition in Thailand who never touch money and never prepare food - they can only eat (one meal per day) if the food is given to them into their begging-bowl as they go walking about. They rely absolutely on the universe to provide for their needs, living like the birds of the air and, in return, offering teachings on dhamma (truth and suchness). Like the Desert Fathers, a Christian monastic tradition in Egypt and Syria in the early centuries after Jesus, and like anchorites and anchoresses in late medieval Britain, another Christian tradition of people who chose to be walled up, often in a village church, to devote their lives to prayer and contemplation. Perhaps there will be a revival of such ascetic and peaceful traditions in our modern times.
@@sarahvegangarden4822 Yes, indeed, there are also Catholic and Buddhist monks living in monasteries. When I wrote I was thinking Quanzhen Taoist and Orthodox monks as they have traditions living in caves since the very beginning. I have visited some of these caves and it was enlightening for me. We don't need big houses, nice cars and good looking wives or husbands to live our lives.
West despises begging bowl, but yes? If they are of fine enough health and spirit, that is the measure? Its when they are worse off that other monks are supposed to pay attention and intervene so guys don't die out there from some simple thing or their "adjustment period" from the crash of leaving the world
His teath look rotten and who's paying for the maintaining of the pushbike? Push Bikes are not free, they cost money to keep working.
He does not seem entirely spiritually happy to me. See videos of Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) for someone who seems spiritually happier.
Even Sadhguru does not seem fully or absolutely happy. Much closer than most, but not fully happy.
What is full happiness?
It is an interesting question, and a very life-pertinent question.
Someone who seems even closer to true or full happiness is Ramana Maharishi. There are videos about him and his teachings. He spent years in caves starting at age seventeen, shortly after his realization of the true Self, beyond mind and ego, beyond the small self or selves, the small identifications and assumptions.
He was living in the uninterrupted bliss of the eternal infinite.
There may have been a few who both shared this realization, and had other deep realizations and transformations. Sri Aurobindo is one example.
(He doesn't live in the cave anymore. He is taking care of his mother, who needed help. Honorable.)
Wow what a great man thank's for the update.
He said he had a blog. He hasn't earned anything from that?
Honour thy father and thy mother..that it may go well with you..
may he be blessed in his service.
@@Edward55221 He said it's free..
Always take care of our mothers. I lost mine on Easter. No one can replace our moms. ❤
This guy is doing what many of us want to do, But are afraid to do it, For what ever reason !
I see you pushing your mom around town! Love your dedication to living the life of your dreams and taking care of mom! Peace!
Not everyone has to buy into everything society has to offer. I respect that.
Similarly though, you can reject the more brainless elements of civilisation whilst enjoying what it has to offer
He's smarter than any of us!
Harry Sadler I agree however it is nice to be able to lock the door at night , specially when you have children
Respect living like an animal over working to earn a living? We're not blessed with such an intellect to be living in caves and surviving.
The man isnt homeless, he has the biggest house in the world
He is very handsome.
I like that, poetic
its all perspective i guess
No he is definitely homeless
@@daisychain3007 Hey Daisy, are you going to propose?
I envy this man, the courage he had to forsake everything and liberate himself. It's quite difficult to do this actually.
The hardest part is the first step.
2:45 he describes perfectly my problem with charity.
Charity is vertical, it implies two levels. Solidarity is horizontal.
It makes so much more sense to apply solidarity at every level of one's life than choosing a time and a place to be the properly highlighted giver.
If hes happy thats good I wish him the best
I agree. That's what matter most
He is lost and empty.
@@ampavoo who are you to say he is lost and empty. Maybe you are. You have not been in his shoes. He is fulfilling his dreams to live without money. How many people can say that?
@@jenjung1090 Be still and have eyes to see and ears to hear. He gave up. Look at his bed. The animals do better, have more love for themselves. I think he feels inadequate on a lot of levels ............which is a lie from the devil. Sad.
Honestly more sane than most people. Everything he says is logical.
Why wouldn't he be sane, or logical?
Go live in a cave then
@@xyzmediaandentertainment8313 wheres the logic in that? This man's essentially a buddha
@@P.Subaeruginosa He writes a blog promoting the idea of a moneyless society by using a computer in a library. That's not logically consistent. You can't have a complex economy (the type that produces computers and libraries) without money.
@@williamh5780 he literally says that in this video. Next.
This is how gurus, sadhus, fakirs live in india.
But they also meditate / do yoga for most of the day
@Michael Pondo the library has a bathroom. Also, he eats only natural, nutritious food - out of the dumpster.
Much respect to this gentle soul.
I first viewed him as a caveman living in the stone age, til he enters the library to check his email on a computer... 😂
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Hahaha
I wonder how he has no fear of animals or serial killers and other bad people
I call that total balance 👍😊💕
@@roshnik5137 easier for a serial killer to find a victim in town than to hike/bike miles to a cave 🤷♂️
When a cute girl asks me what I do for work:
I'm employed by the universe 😎
Street pharmacist😏
@treedoor Nice sunglasses.
... and the right girl will fall in love with you just for that!
@@creativeandaliveat65 I love you
A cute guy.
Hes a chi chi man remember.
Brave enough to do what most of us lay in bed at night and dream of.
This story totally resonates with me, im on my own personal journey hopefully i'll reach the quality and level of peace and freedom as this gentleman. A very interesting and inspiring story. Thanks!
He lives in my hometown and we used to do a Deep Tea community gathering where we drink delicious catnip tea and discuss philosophy or anything else "deep"....he has inspired me so much.
Thats pretty badass.
I wish I'd live there too....
Catnip tea?? Never heard of that, sounds interesting.
Cool. Y’all ever discuss Cynicism as taught by Diogenes? This guy seems like the perfect modern cynic. A lot about the way he lives reminds me of Diogenes in fact.
Ha! Moab is my hometown too. Looks like shots of Cisco there at the end.
We all live in caves its just that theyre artifìcial and expensive
But this quiet, reflective, bohemian cave lifestyle is only possible because the majority of the populace do not and cannot choose it. Imagine if he returned one evening to find the whole of New York city (inspired by these blogs during the Covid debacle) decamped to the caves and it became a noisy insanitary pit of squalor. He might be less keen on those organic wild onions. The same brick wall is reached with veganism, those that preach it are not the ones growing the tons and tons of vegetables required annually to feed a growing family. Plus the intensive labour (backbreaking) required to cultivate and stop it being consumed and damaged by rabbits, deer, squirrrels, and myriad bug/insect infestations....I know this because I have 2 organic veg. plots that even in a good year will not keep anyone fed beyond Xmas. This garden of Eden mentality is mere fantasy for a few, but not the majority of the population. I agree we we could do so much more to improve the regreening of cities and encourage more mindful rearing of animals for consumption, but this lifestyle depends upon a parallel modern overconsumption and disposal plus a readiness to pay at least some taxes to keep libraries open and computers switched on for his blog. Can't say that plastic sheeting pegged onto bushes is the way forward for the improvement of any town/city living.Sorry.
@@catherinehamer5653 Alot of people try homesteading and fail. Mainly because of too much work and you need way, way more knowledge than people have.
and basically, bricks are just mud. We live in mud huts.
@@catherinehamer5653Smart woman, you nailed it. Everything is connected. It drives me nuts how many people are oblivious to stuff like this.
No rent or mortgage to pay. No more property taxes. You live for free.
I genuinely love this mans soul.
I have been through alot of what u went through in this video and I get it. I totally get exactly what you were saying about being free from possessions
I loved your video. Made me cry. An empathetic cry.
He’s not homeless. I am caveless.
He will have to create a deed and pay taxes
@Lucien Magabi That's what we call freedom.
Role model of dealing with depression without being addicted to alcohol and substances. Inspiration
Yes, don't drink, quit completely and live in a cave, very healthy hahaha
@Marilyn Dillard He goes into town and I bet he knows a lot of people. Stress from the depressive thoughts will kill him faster than a bad fall. His suicide attempt was evidence of that.
@J Prez Then go live in a cave bro, its your choice, practice what you preach. I believe in not living in caves and the phone in your hand suggests you don't either.
Amazing story. It's incredible to see someone who lives so honestly to themselves
This man is brilliant. Love his belief system and outlook on life and society.
This man broke his chains of society. Bless him. 🙏🏽
This guys speaks way more sense than most famous people we see on television and social media. I wish him continuous peace of mind and happiness.
The giver is the receiver. Giving is one of the joys of life. It's the best feeling in the world to give to one in need.
I find his courage to live the life he desires amazing.
2019 This guy is way out there.
2020 Got a spare cave for me?
We don’t need stuff
We need people
For real!
he’s not normal; he is unique. truely his own being experiencing his own life. so much respect.
What is the meaning of being normal? That is a tricky word, I think normal depends on the context and culture, and is often used to compare people that doesn't fit the rule or what we think doesn't resemble to ourselves.
"I never knew what security was until I gave up money."
I’ve watched this many times and can’t get enough of it
As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, I can relate to his feelings about returning to the U.S. and the overwhelm and discontent he felt while grocery shopping. I feel lucky that I didn't experience depression to the level he did. He seems to have found his own peace and passion. I really admire this tranquil soul. What a survivor and inspiration to us all.
What do peace corps volunteers do?
Pull your worries like a weed and let it go.
Anja Galan make global trade easier
"I never knew such security before I gave up money." Really, it really is. When you don't need to depend on the system, you're free.
But he does depend on the system, though. He just doesn't want to take any responsibility for taking part in it.
@@fivetimesyo I agree. He uses a library paid for with our taxes, scrounges for food, uses a bike made by someone with responsibilities. I don't see much enlightenment in dumpster diving.
Thats fine but hes literally not part of society. "freedom" doesnt mean much when it excludes you from the rest of humanity. Whats he doing with his freedom? Its not like he can pick up a girl and say "hey babe let me lie you down on this rock and we can eat some roadkill raccoon"
He is gay...he doesn't want or need a girl
@@fivetimesyo he depends on the system to take care of his parents that are happy in the system. He shares his information using the system for his readers
He doesn't need it, he just uses it to share and help. That's why he said he didn't receive food stamps and the such before.
I love this guy because he seems to have not a single bitter chip on his shoulder. So many people in the USA have more than him in terms of property and romance and finance but they're bitter at best because they're too afraid to let anything go.
What an amazing video! I'm following you on Facebook Daniel. You're on a far better path than most of us! I'll be praying for peace, safety and continuation of your Amazing Journey!
Your comment about the weed garden, nonsense thoughts being "the root of your depression" that you mention makes perfect sense. What an accomplishment! As I said Daniel, I'll be praying for you.