THOREAU'S WISE SILENCE
by Cathryn McIntyre
Cathryn McIntye is actively at work on Thoreau's Wise Silence, a book that brings Thoreau and his message to life again in the 21st century. As with all other materials on this website, the excerpt below is copyrighted material and should not be copied or reprinted without express written consent. These words also should not be mistaken to be words that were written or spoken by Thoreau during his lifetime.
Excerpt from Thoreau's Wise Silence by Cathryn McIntyre
" There is a boldness to me, a rugged truth that they are unable to relate to. They want their fine linens, fine dresses, fine homes, comfortable surroundings. I bristle at the thought of their complacency. Is there not more to be learned and lived than that which takes place cradling a child round the fire, perpetuating more and more life, and yielding our own to the propulsion of that effort - than to stall the process long enough to reflect and question, where is the value in life anyway?"
