The Canadian Anton Pilipa left his house early one summer morning to go shopping.As a result, his family has been unable to figure out where he went since then. There were no documents, things, or money with the man.
It wasn’t until 5 years later that information about Anton became available. Thousands of kilometers away from home, the man was almost accidentally found in the Amazon jungle. Anton’s family contacted the appropriate authorities for assistance. Days turned into months, then into years. It seemed as if the man had vanished into thin air.Anton’s relatives were already preparing to accept the man’s disappearance. His sister received a strange letter in the mail. Asserting that he was a Brazilian police officer, he said Anton was found in the jungle.Naturally, Anton’s family regarded the letter as fraudulent. However, in the next message, the officer sent a photograph of Anton with a beard, thinner, but generally positive.
Anton’s brother went to Brazil since he didn’t have any documents. A few months later, the man told his adventure story at home.Anton had grown rather tired of a meaningless lifestyle associated only with work and TV.Leaving the house without a purpose that morning, he realized he didn’t want to stop. The man decided to walk to Buenos Aires’ famous library the next day.Following his departure from Vancouver, Anton crossed the US border, reached Mexico, then visited Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina.Most of the way, he walked, sometimes he caught passing cars, and several times he hid in freight trains. Strangers who heard Anton’s story occasionally gave him money and he ate fruits and berries.
Funny thing is, the man has reached the library. Having been refused entry into the building in dirty clothes and without documents, Anton decided to leave people for the jungle.A vigilant policeman spotted the man on the road after he reached Brazil, lived for a couple of days on the outskirts of the Amazon.A law enforcement officer took the strange man to the municipality. Upon hearing his name, the authorities discovered that they had been searching for Anton for five years.Aspirations can be persistently pursued by a person. Money and lack of documents cannot stop someone who is determined to travel.
