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WALDEN: AMERICAN AFFLUENZA
BY: N IK I TA R E VA NKA R
“ I W E N T T O T H E W O O D S B E C A U S E I W I S H E D T O L I V E D E L I B E RAT E LY , T O F R O N T O N LY T H E E S S E N T I A L FAC T S OF L I F E , A N D S E E I F I C O U L D N O T L E A R N W H AT I T H A D T O T E AC H , A N D N O T , W H E N I C A M E T O D I E , D I S C OV E R T H AT I H A D N O T L I V E D . ”
- H E N RY DAV I D T H O R E A U
ASPIRAT IONS FOR A “B IGGER” HOUSE
HOME IS WHERE FAMILY IS
“ I W E N T T O T H E W O O D S B E C A U S E I W I S H E D T O L I V E D E L I B E RAT E LY , T O F R O N T O N LY T H E E S S E N T I A L FAC T S OF L I F E , A N D S E E I F I C O U L D N O T L E A R N W H AT I T H A D T O T E AC H , A N D N O T , W H E N I C A M E T O D I E , D I S C OV E R T H AT I H A D N O T L I V E D . ”
- H E N RY DAV I D T H O R E A U
“MOS T MEN , EV EN I N T H I S COMPARAT I VELY FR EE COU NT RY , T H R O U G H MER E I G NO RANCE A ND M I S TAKE , AR E S O O CCU P I ED W I T H T H E FACT I T I O U S CA R ES AND S U PER FLU OU S LY COA R S E L A BO R S O F L I FE T H AT I T S F I NER FR U I T S CANNO T BE PLU CKED BY T H EM.”
EXCESSIVE SHOPPING
AT TENDING CHURCH REGULARLY
“ M OS T M EN , EVEN IN TH IS C OM PARAT IVELY F REE C OU NTRY , TH ROU GH M ERE IGNORANC E AND
M IS TAK E , ARE S O OC C U P IED W ITH TH E FAC T IT IOU S C ARES AND S U PERF LU OU S LY C OARS E L ABORS OF L I F E TH AT I TS F INER F RU ITS C ANNOT B E PLU C K ED BY TH EM . ”
I T I S N O T W O RT H T H E W H I L E T O G O R O U N D T H E W O R L D T O C O U N T T H E C AT S I N Z A N Z I B A R.
- H E N RY DAV I D T H O R E A U
TRAVELING ‘JUST 4 FUN’
READING ‘JUST 4 FUN’ “BOOK S ARE THE TREASURED WEALTH OF
THE WORLD AND THE F I T INHER ITANCE OF
GENERAT IONS AND NAT IONS . ”
- HENRY DAV ID THOREAU
EASY MONEY“MOST OF THE LUXURIES ,
AND MANY OF THE SO -CALLED COMFORTS OF L IFE ,
ARE NOT ONLY NOT INDISPENSABLE, BUT
POSIT IVE H INDERANCES TO THE ELEVATION OF
MANKIND.”-HENRY DAVID THOREAU
HARD WORK
I F O NE ADVANCE S CO NF I D ENTLY I N TH E D I REC T I O N S O F H I S
D RE AMS , AND E ND E AVO RS TO L I VE TH E L I FE WH I CH H E H AS
I MAG I NE D , H E W I L L MEE T W I TH A S UCC ES S U NE X PE CTE D I N
CO MMO N H O URS .- H ENRY DAV I D TH O REAU
“ T H E M A S S O F M E N L E A D L I V E S O F Q U I E T D E S P E RAT I O N . ”
UNSATISF IED WITH WHAT WE HAVE…PURSUIT FOR MORE!
SATISFACTION WITH WHAT ONE HAS
“ S I M PL I C I T Y , S I M P L I C I T Y , S I M PL I C I T Y ! ”
- H E NRY DAV I D T H OR E AU
GOSSIP ING
“ S AY W H AT YO U H AV E T O S AY , N O T W H AT YO U O U G H T. A N Y T R U T H I S B E TT E R T H A N M A K E -B E L I E V E . ”
- H E N RY DAV I D T H O R E A U
HONESTY
“S AY WHAT YOU HAVE TO S AY , NOT WH AT YOU OUGH T. ANY TRUTH I S BETTER TH AN MAKE -BEL IEVE . ”
- H ENRY DAV ID T HORE AU
THE “PERFECT” B IRTHDAY PARTY
"OU R L I F E I S F R I TT E RE D AWAY
BY DE TA I L . . . S I MPL I F Y ,
S I MPL I F Y. "
UNCLUT TERED B IRTHDAY
"OU R L I F E I S F R I TT E RE D AWAY
BY DE TA I L . . . S I MPL I F Y ,
S I MPL I F Y. "
MAKE-UP
“T HE PE RCE PT IO N OF BE A UT Y I S A MO RAL
T E ST. ”
- HE NRY DAV ID T HORE AU
“T HE PE RCE PT IO N OF BE A UT Y I S A MO RAL
T E ST. ”
- HE NRY DAV ID T HORE AU
NATURAL BEAUTY
YOGA/S ILENCE
“ I F IND I T WH OL ES OM E TO B E ALONE TH E GREATER PART OF TH E
T IM E . TO B E IN C OM PANY , EVEN W ITH TH E B ES T , I S S OON
WEAR IS OM E AND D IS S IPAT ING . I LOVE TO B E ALONE . I NEVER
F OU ND TH E C OM PAN ION TH AT WAS S O C OM PAN IONAB L E AS S OL ITU D E . ”
- H ENRY DAV ID TH OREAU
“ I F IND I T WH OL ES OM E TO B E ALONE TH E GREATER PART OF TH E
T IM E . TO B E IN C OM PANY , EVEN W ITH TH E B ES T , I S S OON
WEAR IS OM E AND D IS S IPAT ING . I LOVE TO B E ALONE . I NEVER
F OU ND TH E C OM PAN ION TH AT WAS S O C OM PAN IONAB L E AS S OL ITU D E . ”
- H ENRY DAV ID TH OREAU
YELL ING & CROWDED
“LATEST MODEL ONLY”
“E VE RY GE NE RAT ION L AU GHS AT THE OLD
FASH IONS , B UT FOLLOW S R E L IG IOUSLY
THE NE W.”
- HE NRY DAV ID THOR E AU
“OLD IS GOLD”
“E VE RY GE NE RAT ION L AU GHS AT THE OLD
FASH IONS , B UT FOLLOW S R E L IG IOUSLY
THE NE W.”
- HE NRY DAV ID THOR E AU
ABUSING NATURE FOR PERSONAL BENEFITS
" T H E F I N E S T Q U AL I T I ES O F O U R N AT U R E , L I KE T HE B LO O M
O N F RU I T S , C AN B E P RE S E RVED O N LY BY T HE M O S T
D E L I C AT E H AN D L I N G . ”
PRESERVING NATURAL BEAUTY
" T H E F I N E S T Q U AL I T I ES O F O U R N AT U R E , L I KE T HE B LO O M
O N F RU I T S , C AN B E P RE S E RVED O N LY BY T HE M O S T
D E L I C AT E H AN D L I N G . ”
WAKING UP EARLY“MORNING BR INGS BACK THE
HERO IC AGES . THERE WAS SOMETH ING COSMICAL ABOUT
I T ; A STAND ING ADVERT ISEMENT , T I L L F ORB IDDEN, OF THE
EVERL AST ING V IGOR AND F ERT I L I TY OF THE WORLD .
THE MORNING , WH ICH IS THE MOST MEMORABLE SEASON OF THE DAY , I S THE AWAK EN ING HOUR. THEN THERE I S LEAST
SOMNOLENCE IN US ; AND F OR AN HOUR , AT LEAST , SOME PART OF US AWAK ES WHICH SLUMBERS ALL THE REST OF
THE DAY AND N IGHT. ”
“ MO R N I NG B R I NG S B AC K T H E H E R O I C AG E S . T H E R E WA S S O ME T H I NG C O S MI C A L A BOU T I T ; A S TA ND I NG
A DV E RT I S E ME NT , T I L L FOR B I D D E N , OF T H E E V E R L A S T I NG V I G O R A N D FE RT I L I T Y O F T H E W O R L D . T H E MO R N I N G ,
W H I C H I S T H E MO S T ME MORA B L E S E A S ON OF T H E DAY , I S T H E AWA KE N I NG H O U R. T H E N T H E R E I S L E A S T S O MNOL E NC E
I N U S ; A ND FO R A N H OU R , AT L E A S T , S OME PA RT OF U S AWA KE S W H I C H S LU MB E R S A L L T H E R E S T OF T H E DAY A ND
N I G H T. ”
SLEEP ING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
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