5/14/2023 0 Comments Book by henry david thoreau![]() ![]() Walden is as attractive as ever to those seeking something more. His time by Walden Pond was a conscious exercise in what modern self-development would call ‘de-scripting.’ He wanted to recover the total freedom of mind that he had at birth but that he suspected had been warped by ‘conventional wisdom’ and the prejudices of his upbringing. He wrote: ‘The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.’ ![]() Yet Thoreau felt he was richer than anyone he knew, having everything he materially needed and the time to enjoy it.įor Thoreau, Concord, though it contained friends and family, was a sort of prison that people did not know they were in, enslaved by materialism and conformity. ![]() To most people, this concept is so foreign it seems either a waste of time or subversive. He grew some beans to sell at market to cover some modest costs. After building a 10ft by 15ft cabin, he led an idyllic life of walks, reading, watching birds, writing and simply being. On 4 July 1845 Thoreau walked into the woods a couple of miles from the centre of Concord, Massachusetts, where he had lived most of his life. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published in 1854, is usually read as a journal of personal freedom and awareness although it is an account of two years he spent in a log cabin in the woods. In a nutshell: Make sure you have time in your life just to think ![]()
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