tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post7710943779701522087..comments2023-05-31T09:43:17.901+01:00Comments on The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: Grinding AwayThoreau's Journal: 27-May-1851 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-14950406454592965372008-07-04T03:52:00.000+01:002008-07-04T03:52:00.000+01:00Many of us could live Thoreu's noble intent....if ...Many of us could live Thoreu's noble intent....if we could only break the chains that bind us. These chains are not as easily severed as steele shackles for they are in our minds and will power is a dull hacksaw blade as best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-6922437308238472312008-05-30T19:57:00.000+01:002008-05-30T19:57:00.000+01:00While I appreciate and understand Thoreau's noble ...While I appreciate and understand Thoreau's noble intent, he should have also been more sensitive to the fact that most people have to make a living, and that many people want and expect to get paid for their talents.<BR/><BR/>We can't all live by a pond and have dinner waiting for us at home each night and get our mothers to clean our dirty socks once a week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com