From the Heart of Thoreau's Journals: Jan. 16
page: 46 in reader
"...he might be some mighty philosipher, greater than Socrates or Diogenes, simplifying life, returning to nature..."
This quote is very ironic, because it corrisponds to a homeless drunkard. Thoreau believes that even though this man got himself into this situation, he may be much wiser than most people because he knows what life requires. He thinks that this man knows how life works, because he has to live off of the bare minimum.
From The Heart of Thoreau's Journals: July 26
page: 49 in reader
"By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the sun and the moon, in the morning and evening, compels me to solitude."
Thoreau believes that he cannot be equally in touch with nature and human beings. I think that it is quite possible to be "intimate" with both, if you do not fall into a routine, as Thoreau believed. A routine will bring you closer to one or the other. For example if you go to school every day then you will be more in touch with humans, but if instead you went for a walk in the woods, you would be more in tuned with nature. By switching things up, or having a balanced routine, I think that it is fully possible to be intimate with both.
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