"In such a soil grew Homer and Confucius and the
rest, and out of such a wilderness comes the Reformer eating
locusts and wild honey."
Walking by Henry David Thoreau
"Night falls, the stars wink, and after an hour, Suelo tramps up the cliff, mimicking a raven's call—his salutation—a guttural, high-pitched caw. He's lanky and tan; yesterday he rebuilt the entrance to his cave, hauling huge rocks to make a staircase. His hands are black with dirt, and his hair, which is going gray, looks like a bird's nest, full of dust and twigs from scrambling in the underbrush on the canyon floor. Grinning, he presents the booty from one of his weekly rituals, scavenging on the streets of Moab: a wool hat and gloves, a winter jacket, and a white nylon belt, still wrapped in plastic, along with Carhartt pants and sandals, which he's wearing. He's also scrounged cans of tuna and turkey Spam and a honeycomb candle. All in all, a nice haul from the waste product of America"
"Soon smoke billows into the night and the cave is warm. I think of how John the Baptist survived on honey and locusts in the desert. Suelo, who keeps a copy of the Bible for bedtime reading, is satisfied with a few grasshoppers fried in his skillet."
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Suelo is a 21st century philosopher. He has lived without money since 2000. He is 48 yrs. old and usually can be found in the summer months living in a cave in Utah.
Listen to the following BBC interview with Suelo.
There is a short documentary on Suelo at one of his friends sites. Just click on the link Documentary under "Moneyless In Moab (2006)"
http://www.everythingahead.com/watch.html
You can find Suelo's web site here.
http://sites.google.com/site/livingwithoutmoney/
Be sure to read his FAQ's
Suelo's blog:
http://www.zerocurrency.blogspot.com/
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