The Existentialist Joy of Beau Miles

[@BeauMiles]

I can't believe it's taken me this long to watch this in full, and comment. Nice one Ramble. Love to sitting around swapping Thoreau quotes- that is existential! Tip of the cap for the kudos.

[@ramblehouse5141]

Thoreau after being arrested for refusing to pay tax: “It is true, I might have resisted forcibly with more or less effect, might have run amok against society; but I preferred that society should run amok against me, it being the desperate party.” I’m not sure what’s weirder - seeing someone made a video admiring your work, or someone you admire seeing a video you made about them! Appreciate the comment mate, means a lot. Looking forward to your new films!

[@KnineBlast]

beau I've been bingeing you videos recently! Love your content!!!

[@drakoinx]

If you come to canada I can show you some great adventures. My wife and I are pretty much the candian version of yall cept we didn't have the money for a great camera haha. This is is so charming on so many levels. Really shows the kind of people involved. Much love and respect.

[@bookaufman9643]

You are such a refreshing change to a lot of the bullshit fan-mongering on KZbin. I always feel a little better after watching one of your videos and it's good to know that you're out there doing your thing. I felt really bad when you lost your favorite hat. I've had that happen to me. Keep up the good work.

[@bookaufman9643]

I enjoy everything you do and I have no idea how you could have finished that bean quest without hurling. Just one tiny thing. I'm from the American southwest and if you don't mind I need to correct your pronunciation of something. Tortilla. It's pronounced " tore - tea - uhh "other than that you're amazing. Doing things just to do things. Good enough.

[@happyasbarry4546]

I binge watched all of Beaus stuff! I wish there was more!!! I need more!!!! What a guy!

[@gtree7047]

Go watch his newest “Junk Wine”. He indicates that he has 14 more videos that he plans on releasing over the next year.

[@quercus21]

Same here! He’s very inspiring!

[@colbycalabrese8417]

Same, Every Video, He's a genius

[@calebalbiston8625]

Heck yeah, love all of his stuff.

[@taelor56]

New vids are good 👍

[@Kerry6691]

I just found Beau on you tube... I have binged watched all his videos since Saturday. My husband thinks I am a nutter, but honestly the guy just reminds me that there is in fact hope for humanity. The world needs more Beau's.

[@calebalbiston8625]

Despite the unfortunate handicap of being Australian, got me cracking up hardcore man! Love it mate!

[@SnufflySpy]

I love this guy so much. He lives such a real life

[@lauraoverhill1244]

I was Beau's student and I reckon you've nailed it on the head. He is just a unique kind of person.

[@MrBmxbrawler]

Laura has a crush

[@verward]

what does he teach? I never quite understood that. His website lists he has a PhD in "outdoor education" like wtf...

[@lauraoverhill1244]

@@verward thats what he taught! Outdoor education is a subject taught in Australian schools so as part of our teaching degree, Beau and his amazing collegues would teach us how to teach students in, through, and about the outdoors. Some people learn to teach English, we learnt to teach OE. We would go kayaking, hiking, canoeing, snorkling etc which certainly makes for a fulfilling university experience.

[@susa4727]

@@lauraoverhill1244 Wow, sounds like fun! I wish I could do that

[@stan9636]

The short films this guy make are just brilliant interesting fun and adventurous

[@mitchelljack1590]

"There's no real point to anything" - this is some strange way, inspires me to do things

[@ramblehouse5141]

That we have to choose the meaning of our own lives is both the scariest and most freeing of the human condition.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

@@ramblehouse5141 in light of the overuse of "existential" in recent political narratives (john mcwhorter of the atlantic), you do a good job of nailing a proper definition. (on a side note, i think thoreau's idea of living out in the woods was a property maybe 10 miles from town).

[@sam-cs7ne]

@@ramblehouse5141 very well said

[@BrewtalBoyz]

Beau is an international treasure. So HAPPY that I found him.

[@iN00bman]

Beau’s channel is my favorite - this does a great joy articulating why

[@CoderShare]

Any guy who likes both Ed Pratt and Beau Miles deserves a sub.

[@daviddeming218]

Ed Pratt would have the right stuff for close to home adventure, as Beau Miles has aptly discovered for himself.

[@ramblehouse5141]

I appreciate it! You could be forgiven for thinking I was actually outdoorsy at all 😂

[@paddlefaster]

I was one of the first subscribers to beau's channel after watching one of his kayaking videos. It's great to see him getting recognition for his adventures. I think he puts out some of the best content on KZbin. Nice tribute to him

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

Nailed it! Beaus videos are awesome, and so simple, but somehow manage to get you right in the feels!

[@Paksusuoli95]

Very thoughtful analysis, you deserve more attention.

[@ramblehouse5141]

Thank you! I'm doing my best - hopefully it'll come!

[@dieter2889]

Beau just radiates positive and motivating energy

[@fuzzycuzzy]

I couldn't agree more with the last statement, that the films are criminally underrated. I've literally gotten inspired from his films to do my own version of the journeys. Just DO! Don't wait. Start!

[@SmartStr33t]

Yes to all your points. Also for an adventurer, he's very grounded in "home". Whether it's his barn, the gum trees on his land, the mile block that surrounds his home, it feels like he is deeply rooted in his space and his family. I was trying to imagine other adventurers: Alatair Humphreys, Ed Pratt (who unicycled the world), or any KZbin adventurer, showing us anything about their homes or families. It's nearly always framed as something to adventure OUT of, a place to escape from. With Beau it feels like adventuring is just his natural child-like curiosity and his home and family is a part of the same impulse. Adventuring for Beau is not about escaping but about exploring.

[@Ryan-gx6zi]

You've found the words that I've been trying to use to describe Beau Miles to other people that I know. With this, I'm actually gonna start being able to describe him to other people and just exactly why they should go and watch him. Thanks for the great video man!

[@tofubob10102]

What I've come to see through Beau's videos is that he NEEDS to have these adventures and experiences. In his documentary about running the 650 KM through the Australian Alps he begins to lose his ability to hold composure when his friend was a few hours late to a rallying point, and then completely loses it when his mother and father step in to help him on his journey. He hates being a failure, and especially when it isn't his fault. I am glad we get to watch him grow and maybe rediscover himself at this stage in life as we can all learn something about ourselves along the way.

[@Patrick-jj5nh]

Massive fan of Beau's for a while now. Thanks for this video, I think this is a good introduction I can send people to why his stuff matters and why they should check him out.

[@safehands8889]

Thanks for this video. I love Beau's videos and this was a great way of pulling the stories together

[@harryhunter1614]

Summed up beautifully. Keep it up. I replicated Beau's 24 hour marathon during NZ lockdown and it was an epic way to break the daily monotony (albeit at the cost of a slight ankle injury). Subbed.

[@ramblehouse5141]

I've been considering it as well - just need another lockdown so I don't spend an entire work week sleep deprived.

[@harryhunter1614]

@@ramblehouse5141 Or a long weekend? One top tip if you do it- warm up and down religiously. Going hot to cold that many times was taxing on the bod. I've been watching a few of your videos over the last hour. Please keep making them. You're deserving of so many more subscribers than you have.

[@joecrumpler6865]

It's weird how things work out. I was just this morning trying to explain to my wife why I like Beau Miles work. And then, you come along and state it much better than I could. Well done!

[@ramblehouse5141]

I appreciate it! His stuff definitely has a hard-to-put-your-finger-on attractive quality that induced me to make this video.

[@giancarlomartini2133]

@@ramblehouse5141 great analysis!

[@davidmassey9589]

In the midst of a, seemingly, ceaseless lockdown as an expat in Europe, this hit home in a major way. I've spent a year wondering what the point is, if it's an adventure to be riding out a global catastrophe in a foreign land, or if a global catastrophe is ruining my adventure in a foreign land. Absurd, indeed. Fantastic video and glad to have found you, even if it is 3/4 of a year on!

[@elliotdurkee831]

I love Beau and I loved this.

[@archimedesCNC]

'criminally underrated.' . . . . . agreed. stellar stuff from this guy -- whether making true the significance of birdsong (gum tree) or the importance of a parcel of Steinbeck's rhetoric in storytelling. boundless opportunity for a witness me thinx.

[@MacBurlTheSecond]

I like the way you analyzed that!

[@ramblehouse5141]

Thank you!

[@STEMnMATH]

I couldn't agree more. I've found Beau's content super engaging and inspiring!

[@GigasnailGaming]

Hadn't even considered Beau as an existentialist but you def convinced me. Thanks for the insight.

[@ramblehouse5141]

No problem!

[@kstoeb]

Same for me. This analysis explains my fascination for Beau to me ;-)

[@martincejpek4660]

Love Beau and mjf's theme

[@brbjihad]

criminally underrated - spot on

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

Only this moment is meaningful!

[@HBCrigs]

What a great film you put together 👍🏼

[@ramblehouse5141]

Thank you!

[@scottfranz8363]

I love how Australians pronounce tortilla. So freaking wrong but so great.

[@NelsonMandela961]

I think it’s just him

[@Lemonhead209]

I like to think I emulate some of his stuff on a much smaller scale, so I’m glad it’s not only me, right from building a wood store from pallets, to running to my new house from my old house when I 1st moved in..

[@psteen67]

Well said!

[@Loadinggggggggggg]

what a bloody man!

[@kaspertillgaard676]

If you take a look at some of kierkegaard philosophies concerning nihilism actually embodies beau's spirit quite well. As far as I understand him, he doesn't assume that there is inherent meaning to anything he does. He goes out in search of meaning, and if he doesn't find it he creates meaning for himself. In the human bean, he in part concludes that the meaning of life might be through our food. He actively and joyfully takes on the challenge of answering his own existential questions instead of just sitting down and waiting for an answer. It is truly inspiring stuff.

[@ramblehouse5141]

I completely agree! I'm not all that familiar with Kierkegaard, but the application of one's own meaning to an inherently meaningless existence is one of the backbones of nihilism and existentialism. The bones were laid down mostly by Nietzsche, then expanded on by the likes of Camus and Sartre in the 20th century as I understand it.

[@alistairgray6971]

love your video - you've done a great job of finding the throughlines of Beau's movies!!

[@ramblehouse5141]

Thanks! I think the video was more or less an excuse to go back and rewatch all of his stuff :D

[@tomparker8136]

I love the like to dislike ratio of this video

[@coptotermes]

I liked Beau originally because he has the same red beard and darker hair that I had in my youth. Pluse his films are very well done and very Australian!

[@ThePhantom1Mav]

Great perspective, well put together

[@ramblehouse5141]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jakestevanja1304]

bloke seems cooked.. im in! what we doing next beau.

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

When I read Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flats, I drank a lot of red wine!

[@samiadb8503]

Love beau

[@hcanderson1]

Anyone else who thinks about Beau's work like I do, deserves a sub from me. Great analysis

[@ramblehouse5141]

He really is criminally underrated. The Human Bean went a bit viral, so hopefully that'll give him a boost!

[@NASkeywest]

I love him, but I don’t understand him. He is so positive and happy even in shit situations and I don’t get it.....and I am envious of it as well.

[@apothecurio]

I believe he enjoys the shot situations because he gets to learn things about himself. You only grow and learn in situations that are foreign or uncomfortable. If you are someone with a growth mindset. (Especially one as strong as Beau’s) you’ll naturally enjoy seeing how you change and what you learn about yourself in situations that you aren’t used to. I believe that is where he gets his enjoyment from. I’ve been working towards the same thing. He actually questions why he enjoys making himself uncomfortable in the human bean.

[@chiar0scur0]

I like how 40% of the comments are people quoting the one philosopher they've read

[@Daniel-Davies-Gonstead-Student]

What is the coincidence, I just started watching Beau a month or so ago and the first video I watch of yours (Chesterton's Fence and Covid) has this video on the video at the end. Something worth mentioning that I mentioned in the comment I made on that video was about Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Have you read it? Have you heard anyone, I'm thinking particularly Elon Musk, talk about it? If not I'd highly, highly recommend it. Sounds like you, Beau, and anyone else suffering from "The Absurd" could do with reading it. I'm not going to even give you a summary of it, I feel like that would be robbing you of the journey. Good luck, but most importantly, DON'T PANIC!

[@aaronnunn5240]

Beau described himself the best as hes energy wained he said, lm loosing my Beauisims..

[@lagginglitchi]

Just want to say that this is great content and I think your channel has a lot of potential :)

[@ramblehouse5141]

Glad you think so!

[@verward]

1:32 He didn't kayak around the horn of africa tho, it was south africa/ the southern part.

[@hedon_alt]

Was looking for this comment.

[@DISCONNECTEDEXITSIGN]

MJF wants his music back LOL

[@Joe-fi4hv]

The part I never understand is how does he do any of it and have a family. I can't even get away for an hour to walk around the damn lake. Must have the best wife in the world.

[@neontomo]

Spot on! You could invest in a better mic, though 🥰

[@Kipk171]

Great Video! Beau is a model human and I am envious of his outlook on life but I was a little stumped by Albert Camus (Kam-oo) being called pretentious. Really?

[@movingthoughts65465]

Fuckn good video m8. Keep at it.

[@ramblehouse5141]

Thank you!

[@susa4727]

What has Beau learned from his expeditions? Maybe I'm not looking deep enough but I feel like I haven't grasped the moral of his adventures. I'm pretty sure there is a moral, though.

[@radium05]

How to make use of time (the 24 hr marathon), how to find adventure in your close environment (bunch of those), how to challenge an obscene build proposal quote (the re-do of his office at the school he works for), how to care for things lost or no longer existent (the line, the river), how to commute to work with a new set of eyes, how to love and surprise your wife for almost no money (the $60 shed), how to begin to understand the precious worldview of an infant and pass on your values (mile with May), how to think about the presence of an inanimate object in space (the rock he brought back to his buddy), the list goes on… but it’s all there.

[@nathanchalker9610]

Yep

[@theIdlecrane]

Yeah, I really enjoy being Australian. That quote about Sisyphus though was Nietzsche, who was German.

[@ramblehouse5141]

He is one hell of an Australian! And that quote ("One must imagine Sisyphus happy") is definitely Albert Camus!

[@theIdlecrane]

@@ramblehouse5141 yeah yeah you are right, it is Camus, I stand corrected. Cheers

[@MattStedman-BeTheMusic]

Hey Ramble House. I like your style! I've watched most of Beau's stuff a few times, and you've given me a cool new perspective. I like your overall philosophy with videos like this, and it's cool that you're not just there with a fresh perspective but your sharing those perspectives with us too! Also, you sound pretty young (like late teens/early 20s). If so, cool that you're getting a head start in life about how to enjoy it! Liked, subbed, and belled. 👍🚇🔔

[@ramblehouse5141]

I really appreciate the support!

[@ImHavingaCoronary]

Ca-moo

[@AB-gz9yb]

I urge any to sub to his channel his vids are great

[@itamer2506]

we have the same handwriting.

[@ramblehouse5141]

My condolences!

[@ThrashingBuddha]

*Besides the unfortunate handicap of being an Australian.* :D xD

[@reagankohler1181]

Unfortunate handicap of being Australian "

[@JSBax]

Dude, Camus is French, not Latin, just Google the pronunciation

[@ramblehouse5141]

w o o s h

[@hanreality.7266]

Yep