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Apr 19, 2010
"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone." --Henry David Thoreau
Does Thoreau Have a Future?
For a man who relished solitude, living in a small cabin by a small pond in the forests of Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau sure got his ideas heard. Can this philosopher who once refused a doormat- because, as he wrote, "It's best to avoid the beginnings of evil"- still inspire people to live in simplicity in today's increasingly complex world? According to Lawrence Buell, professor of American Literature at Harvard, the answer is yes.
BE THE CHANGE
Go without one of your luxuries for a day.
