In this address Thoreau acknowledges ancient human’s deep bond with nature, citing the story of Romulus and Remus. Thoreau says the fact that they drew their nourishment from a wild source (suckling from a wolf) is central to the story. At one point in his address he tells a brief story where a traveler asks Wordsworth’s servant to show him his master’s study, to which the servant replies “Here is his library, but his study is out of doors.” Both Wordsworth and Thoreau were keen on taking long walks in the wilderness: it was this connectedness with nature which Thoreau viewed as fundamental to living a meaningful life. He sarcastically credits shopkeepers and others who spend their lives indoors for not committing suicide long
In this address Thoreau acknowledges ancient human’s deep bond with nature, citing the story of Romulus and Remus. Thoreau says the fact that they drew their nourishment from a wild source (suckling from a wolf) is central to the story. At one point in his address he tells a brief story where a traveler asks Wordsworth’s servant to show him his master’s study, to which the servant replies “Here is his library, but his study is out of doors.” Both Wordsworth and Thoreau were keen on taking long walks in the wilderness: it was this connectedness with nature which Thoreau viewed as fundamental to living a meaningful life. He sarcastically credits shopkeepers and others who spend their lives indoors for not committing suicide long