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October 05, 2005
Ch. 18. Conclusion
"Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmy that he can? Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made."
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."
Most of this section made me realize what a liberal Thoreau was. He is basically saying to be your own person, do what you want and do it well. "It's like that can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kinda stuff." He's saying that people get so caught up on material and worldy things, they forget to stop and think about what is going on in their own mind. And to Thoreau, that was the biggest gift of all. To be able to look inside yourself, and be the person that you were made to be. It's ok to have big dreams, and it's ok to try and accomplish them. I think it's better to strive for the biggest dream and fail, then never to try at all, because that definetly won't get you anywhere.
Posted by ElizabethLudovici at October 5, 2005 02:25 PM