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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