The Lonely Lake

The book Walden is written by Henry David Thoreau, who is a graduate of Harvard. In order to feel the nature himself, he lived alone by Walden. It was the harmonious life experience that motivated him to write this book.

This book consists of 18 essays which recorded his feelings precisely. When I first read the book, I felt bored because the book tells me nothing but some life experiences. However, as I read further of the book, I gradually felt my mind became peaceful. The book may seem to be boring at first, but you will find all the things Thoreau wants to tell you are hidden in the common life by Walden.

The book is basically based on Thoreau’s life by the lake. As the seasons changed, his mind changed as well. During the middle 19 ^th century, people were all eager to make their as luxurious as possible. However, the pursuit of luxurious life led to severe devastation to natural environment. Unlike most of the people, Thoreau chose to go back to Walden, where he could meditate on the essence of life. In Economy, he demonstrates his initial stage of life there. During his communication with local farmers and neighbors, he came to realize that peoples’ life there were so tough that people in cities would not bear. It is in the communication that he criticized the luxurious life and excessive industrialization. From his point of view, most of the luxury and comfortable life are unnecessary. They greatly discourage humanity from developing themselves. Also, in Reading, he stated his view over reading. Peoples’ pace of life were getting faster and faster that they didn’t have time to read. Only under such peaceful circumstance can Thoreau had the time and peaceful mind to read. From where he stood, an excellent book could actually motivate human to grow.

What I say is just a small part of the book. But, you can see a lot of things through these few chapters in the book. If I were Thoreau, I would not have the courage to leave the comfortable and luxurious life in metropolitans. From my perspective, Walden is a medicine that can cure our anxious heart. Through the life that Thoreau demonstrated, you will definitely feel you mind is getting peaceful. What’s more, Thoreau also expressed his deep thoughts over relationships between human and nature. His thoughts are so advanced that when other people were exerting themselves to making profits he chose to live by the lake to feel the nature. His thoughts are correspond to the environmentally-friendly thoughts today. He revealed that only when we live in harmony with the nature can we have a better life.

To sum up, this book may seem meaningless initially. You are bound to be inspired by the common life experiences that Thoreau had. The lake of Thoreau may seem to be lonely, but it reflects something surpasses more than just loneliness.    

2019-12-23

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