McCandless在生命盡頭終於領悟, “只有分享, 才真正快樂” (happiness only true when shared), 而他的遺言, “感謝主, 讓我擁有一個快樂的人生. 再見, 上帝保佑大家“ (I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all). 有多少人在臨死時能夠真心這樣說?
Christopher J. McCandless (February 12, 1968 – August 1992).