"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For

Thoreau, H. (2011). Where I Lived, and What I Lived For. In S. Cohen. (Ed.), 50 Essays (pp. 403 - 409). Boston: Bedford/St. Martins. Print.

In this essay, Thoreau is writing about living life with just the essentials. That he would rather live in the woods and go without the complexities of places like the post office and railroad. If you have ten fingers and toes you can function and just live simply. "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity," he states. Taking care of yourself is more important than acquiring things. What is the point in acquiring things if you don't care for your body. That if your are not healthy enough to get sleep, to invent and use the inventions then what good is it to have things. He also discusses being rushed and this reminds me of society today. What would he think about the technology and how everything we do is rushed. The internet is replacing the post office, microwaves replaced the oven. The internet and social media created a society today where all we do is rush and expect everything now.