4.20.2006
Thoreau's Journal: 19-Apr-1854
A man came to me yesterday to offer me as a naturalist a two-headed calf which his cow had brought forth, but I felt nothing but disgust at the idea and began to ask myself what enormity I had committed to have such an offer made to me. I am not interested in mere phenomena, though it were the explosion of a planet, only as it may have lain in the experience of a human being.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
what enormity I had committed to have such an offer made to me
Freaky things happen to freaky people?
Ouch. This could inspire hours of discussion. Pick a direction.
You first. :)
I've got plenty of stories about how "phenomena" are revealed to those who behave outside the standard deviation. Not sure why he's so surprised.
Who cares. It's a lowsy cow. Take the offer and sell it to a zoo or something. Why is this disgusting? I don't get it.
Interesting commentary on this phenomena by him....
Post a Comment