Where i lived and what i lived for, response

Henry David Thoreau-Walden- Where I lived, and What I Lived For
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"That man who does not believe that each day contains an earlier, more sacred, and auroral hour than he has profaned, has dispaired of life, and is pursuing a descending and darkening way."

Thoreau believes that anyone who doesn't believe that each day holds some kind of higher meaning, will become self-centered, and not live life to the fullest. He thinks that everyone should get up, feel alive, and get out and do something, and interact with the world around them. Anyone who doesnt do this will soon be bored, boring, and dismal.

Henry David Thoreau-Walden- Where I lived, and What I Lived For
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"I did not wish to live what was not life...I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life..."

Thoreau believes that people should live getting everything out of a day possible. He went into the woods to avoid getting in a routine, where he would get only what needed to be accomplished done. The ambition here is to try something new, experience something different, and live in the moment.