04-07-2005, 04:03 PM
[black]One of my favorite books is "Walden," by Henry David Thoreau. One of my favorite lines in that book is "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when it came time to die, discover that I had not lived." [/black]
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[black]Along those lines, I believe there is something fundamentally enriching and gratifying about going to the lake, or stream, or woods. To see something growing naturally without man's influence, to see some live animal act naturally in its natural environment, to see and smell and hear wild things, and to distance one's self from the business and stress of everyday living--does something good for me at least. [/black]
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[black]Even a half-day fishing trip, hike, or hunt can do wonders for me in the soul- rejuvination department. That's why I go as often as possible to wild places to enjoy wild things. [/black]
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[black]Along those lines, I believe there is something fundamentally enriching and gratifying about going to the lake, or stream, or woods. To see something growing naturally without man's influence, to see some live animal act naturally in its natural environment, to see and smell and hear wild things, and to distance one's self from the business and stress of everyday living--does something good for me at least. [/black]
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[black]Even a half-day fishing trip, hike, or hunt can do wonders for me in the soul- rejuvination department. That's why I go as often as possible to wild places to enjoy wild things. [/black]