"The lesson [Henry David Thoreau] had taught himself, and which he tried to teach others, was summed up in the one word 'Simplify.' That meant simplify the outward circumstances of your life, simplify your needs and your ambitions; learn to delight in the simple pleasures which the world of Nature affords. It meant also, scorn public opinion, refuse to accept the common definitions of success, refuse to be moved by the judgment of others. And unlike most who advocate such attitudes, he put them into practice." (Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau--Edited and with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch, Bantam Books, 1962, P. 1)

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Saturday Walk

FarmBoy and I took our usual Saturday morning walk today, under a remarkably clear blue sky. It's a four mile walk, and we take it only on Saturdays, because stretches of it are along roads too busy to walk along on the week days. I was thinking today how our walk is like life: it is not all pleasant (today, for instance, we were confronted with someone's milk-jug porta-potty), but there is so much beauty if we take the time to notice it.

I wish I could post for you my favorite part, which is the birdsong. The birds sing gloriously as we walk.

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