John Muir's Right Intentions
The Right Intentions of John Muir “No rat or squirrel has so innocent a look, is so easily approached, or expresses such confidence in one’s good intentions.” What exactly are right or good intentions? Perhaps they can be defined as an honest or courteous idea, action, or intention. What does this moral mean in John Muir’s life? John Muir, an environmentalist, naturalist, sheepherder, and conservationist was motivated by his zeal for nature. His life was based on this ethic, right intentions. Some individuals’ intentions are only aimed towards human beings, but John Muir’s were aimed towards the outback of Yosemite. Furthermore, not only did John have this attribute, but also he took action with these intentions. John Muir became a popular man throughout America because of his good deeds and unique, naturalist perspective. For instance, most of the Sierras would have suffered from deforestation without John Muir’s efforts. Its beautiful landscape would have been torn down, all because of the want of greedy, short-sided people. John intended to keep this forest fully alive the way nature intended it.
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"Good intentions aren't enough. People have right intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.” This quote implies that a person can want to perform a good deed, but occasionally he or she keeps it as an idea rather than turning it into an action. John Muir was different from most of humanity. Not only did he have the right intentions in saving Yosemite, but he also went through with them. John Muir’s way of life can demonstrate right intentions as having a strong will to help with a cause and follow through to achieve his desires. The long process John Muir went through to save this monumental forest proves this; his passionate intentions were rooted in the soil of the Yosemite and connected to his heart and
"Good intentions aren't enough. People have right intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.” This quote implies that a person can want to perform a good deed, but occasionally he or she keeps it as an idea rather than turning it into an action. John Muir was different from most of humanity. Not only did he have the right intentions in saving Yosemite, but he also went through with them. John Muir’s way of life can demonstrate right intentions as having a strong will to help with a cause and follow through to achieve his desires. The long process John Muir went through to save this monumental forest proves this; his passionate intentions were rooted in the soil of the Yosemite and connected to his heart and