The Russians here, living in isolated virgin forests, have only two ways to get to the outside world, one is by helicopter, and the other is by boat when the river thaws in summer. They live in wooden houses and maintain the way of life passed down from generation to generation. Watching this documentary brought some shocks to my heart. This shock comes from thinking about the true meaning of life. What is the meaning of life? We work hard, repay the car and mortgage, and invest the remaining money in the education of our children. What is our pursuit? The first is to survive, and the second is to have a better quality of life and be able to do things that you like to do. But we are getting old unknowingly in the hustle and bustle like this, and finally one day, we have time, but we don't have the energy to do the things we once dreamed of doing. The life of hunters is pure, all their labor tools and food sources depend on their own hands and skills handed down from their ancestors. In spring, hunters set traps, collect building materials, and clear snow from shelters; in summer, when mosquitoes are terrifying, hunters mend their cabins and start stockpiling supplies for winter hunting; in autumn, It has begun to snow, and the hunters need to check and repair the cabin traps and complete the final material reserve; winter is the hunting season, and snowmobiles are the main means of transportation, but at this time the hunters are alone and only accompanied by dogs.
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