Thoughts on Thoreau

I would just like to take some time and go over again what we talked about in class and how I feel that we, as students, can't live as deliberately as Thoreau did but perhaps we can change our attitudes so that we could possibly live life as much as possible. I also want to critique Thoreau on the essay we read for Monday and I am excited to offer my critique of Civil Disobedience on Wednesday.

Students these days in my experience just do not trust in their abilities that with everything that all students do, everything will usually turn out fine. Once students can gain this knowledge, I can see, like Thoreau mentioned, an awakening happening where pure thoughts and inhibitions can come forth. I personally attempt to live deliberately as I see Thoreau's offering just as much as I possibly can, which will lead into my critique.

I think that Thoreau doesn't take into account that with an inevitable rise of technology it gets much much harder for the average student to work and live in his deliberate way of life. I do not think one has to turn away from all of that like Thoreau did but use it to make society a better place. Even thought he, from my interpretation seems to be very cynical of all those around him and almost creates a trust conflict in the underline notion of his writing, I can't help but disagree that technology and his way of living can live hand in hand. So I pledge, and tell everyone also, to live in your affirmation of deliberatance that you create and perhaps use Thoreau's dialog or completely reject it, because by rejecting it you are proving that you are awake and thinking about everything around you.