to use his life as an experiment in "self-education". His optimistic
views on life and his goal-oriented lifestyle is reflected in his
writing. In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For", Thoreau writes
about his appreciation for his tattered little abode, which was only
a defense against the outer environmental elements. Though the wind
blows through the house, he hears it as though it were a song from
the "gods" on Olympus. He recognizes his misfortunes, and is content
with the way things are. In a lot of ways, Thoreau reminds me of how
I wish I could be, and how Ralph Waldo Emerson encourages the entire
human race to be. Thoreau focused his life around only the essential
things, and lived as though life was a reflection of an inner
traditions which formulate your being.
defining the word enlightened with numerous passages regarding life,
negatively. Thoreau was such a man. "We do not ride on the railroad;
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