After spending some quality time with the works of Thoreau, I arrived at some poignant conclusions: The inner life can be understood only as part of the larger life of nature. The language of stillness, acceptance, non-resistance rather than militant willfulness. I must receive my life as passively as the willow leaf that flutters over the brook. I will grow as natureContinue reading “The Wisdom of Thoreau”
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WWTD (What Would Thoreau Do?)
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” -Henry David Thoreau I have to admit that I have beenContinue reading “WWTD (What Would Thoreau Do?)”
Thinking About Thoreau
Being the current times what they are, I have been thinking a lot about Thoreau these days. His books Walden and Civil Disobedience have always appealed to me, but lately, his words have been resonating even more. Thoreau has been my spirit animal since I was 16 years old, and he is the reason why I say thatContinue reading “Thinking About Thoreau”