Ambling Bear, Mallards, Teal, White-fronted Geese, a splash of sunshine
September 8, 2018
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. Henry Thoreau, Walden
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A slice of Paradise indeed.And the greatness of Thoreau.
In honor of Space Week the great Carl Sagan said this:
Carl Sagan, Contact
Good Morning! I’m currently reading a collection of essays about “Walden” titled “Now Comes Good Sailing.” Some of the writing deals with – and has me thinking about – why people leave the main flow of society and head for wilderness… Kerouac in the Cascades, the several Tang & Sung Dynasty poets, Thoreau… Barbra & me.
Speaking for myself I sensed in my teens that there was a nurturing I needed and that wilderness was where I could find it.I grew up in a city that increasingly made me feel more isolated from Earths womb if you will.My wanderings in the mountains of Glacier Park alone for many days confirmed my belief in the good tidings waiting there for me and many other moments as well.I have never felt scared or alien in wilderness.A deep belonging with all living things still wraps me in its web.
I noticed Allan Lightman contributes an essay in this book.Read his work Mr.G. A wonderful work of imagination about the creation of the Universe.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out.