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October 05, 2005
In Conclusion
"that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
This is a great line from the conclusion of Thoreau. It is to say that Thoreau had this great dream of living in the wilderness and seeing what its like to learn on a different level from what he is used to. He followed this with confidence, not to mention kept a strikingly positive attitude while engaging in his endeavors, and came out with a success unexpected. It sounds like his attitude changed in the conclusion of his selections because it seems like he is preaching his findings to the reader. Its like he completed his time in the woods and now he has a completely different perspective of life itself. Everything he says in the conclusion makes perfect sense for the way a person should live their life in order to be intelligent and spiritual. This last part gave me a lot of words of inspiration, they are like words to live by. I really liked reading Thoreau!!!
Posted by AshleyHoltzer at October 5, 2005 08:57 PM
Comments
Yeah, I'd be preaching to people too if I survived on my own in the woods for two years haha. When I was reading this it was hard to remember that he actually did all of that, and he just presented it in such a way that it didn't seem real. As for living by his word...ahh I'm not to sure I'd love to do that...I like my bed too much, but as for inspiration to pursue my dreams, no matter how big or seemingly impossible, is definetly a good way to look at life.
Posted by: ElizabethLudovici at October 5, 2005 10:25 PM
I don't think it's "preaching". He's just explaining to the reader what he observed from his time in the woods. It is a suggestion, but not a command. Otherwise, I agree. He went into the woods with one idea I'm sure and came out with a new, and probably unexpected, one.
Posted by: Vanessa at October 6, 2005 12:33 AM