I Went Into the Woods to Live Deliberately

This is probably the most famous paragraph from American transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau seminal Walden; Or, Life in the Woods. Despite the fact that Walden was published nearly two centuries ago, it still awakens reverberation today—and it resurfaces time and again (recently in the wake of the slow living movement and the interlinked desire for simple living and self-sufficiency). But why is the book, albeit its rather altmodisch language still experienced as relevant? I guess it has a lot to do with the fact that it challenges the “common paths” of life and reveals fundamental, universal truths about human life that are unaffected by shifting trends and consumer leanings. The book is still experienced as current, because it deals with something as essential as the good life. <a href="https://medium.com/coffee-time-reviews/i-went-into-the-woods-to-live-deliberately-2d706190bf2">Read More</a>