The father of nature 's attempts to create a better world Henry David Thoreau is considered as one of the most powerful and inspiring figures of all times. A great writer, naturalist, philosopher and the leading individual of Transcendentalism, Henry Thoreau was undoubtedly a genius of his time. Moreover, his endowments to the improvement of the world were exceedingly significant, such as his contribution to Abolitionism or his prominent work of literature called “Walden”. In this book, through descriptive writing Thoreau managed to deliver what he was seeing in the form of personal daily musings from his journal. He recorded his observations and wrote about the considerable influence of nature on people and
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He strongly believed that every human being is naturally good and has a boundless potential. Two years of living in the woods taught Thoreau a simple lesson: if mankind courageously tried to reach his goals, success would be waiting for him. Subsequently, his life in this case would start to obey the supreme law, where an individual finds the ultimate freedom. In fact, the more a person oversimplifies his life, the easier his attitude toward the supreme law— loneliness, poverty, and weakness— cease to exist to him. From Thoreau’s point of view, everyone should put all their efforts to reach their desired aims and become the person whom they were born to be. Thoreau attempted to show people limitless opportunity of the universe and to inspire them to find their own unique …show more content…
Additionally, Thoreau noticed that beside the human aspiration to live a spiritual life, his personality can have a predator feature which is the main cause for his demand in hunting and fishing. However, when a man reaches a high level of spirituality, he denies animal flesh, as Thoreau did. He assumed that meat contains something impure that interferes with the maintenance of inner strength. Thoreau also refused to drink a wine and considered the only thing you should be intoxicated from is air. By looking to the fire in the evenings, he was purifying his entire mind from all the negative thoughts and energy. He claimed that every individual should live deliberately, by giving each of his part of the life attention, and living in the
He strongly believed that every human being is naturally good and has a boundless potential. Two years of living in the woods taught Thoreau a simple lesson: if mankind courageously tried to reach his goals, success would be waiting for him. Subsequently, his life in this case would start to obey the supreme law, where an individual finds the ultimate freedom. In fact, the more a person oversimplifies his life, the easier his attitude toward the supreme law— loneliness, poverty, and weakness— cease to exist to him. From Thoreau’s point of view, everyone should put all their efforts to reach their desired aims and become the person whom they were born to be. Thoreau attempted to show people limitless opportunity of the universe and to inspire them to find their own unique …show more content…
Additionally, Thoreau noticed that beside the human aspiration to live a spiritual life, his personality can have a predator feature which is the main cause for his demand in hunting and fishing. However, when a man reaches a high level of spirituality, he denies animal flesh, as Thoreau did. He assumed that meat contains something impure that interferes with the maintenance of inner strength. Thoreau also refused to drink a wine and considered the only thing you should be intoxicated from is air. By looking to the fire in the evenings, he was purifying his entire mind from all the negative thoughts and energy. He claimed that every individual should live deliberately, by giving each of his part of the life attention, and living in the