tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post2490929165298703396..comments2023-05-31T09:43:17.901+01:00Comments on The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: the life of the cuttlefish...Thoreau's Journal: 24-Aug-1852Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-15716821421778621752010-08-24T17:57:10.658+01:002010-08-24T17:57:10.658+01:00it is one of our security blankets,we use for self...it is one of our security blankets,we use for self preservation!, letting very little out keeps us safe from ridicule and harm,yet once there is trust as with a friend, we can share much of who we are ,without fear of harm!,imagine a world where we could be as open with a stranger as with your spouse!?. michael jameson oldantiqueguy@hotmail.commichael jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335259827354843311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-6230394476748469682009-08-24T15:12:36.059+01:002009-08-24T15:12:36.059+01:00I think, though I of course may be entirely off ba...I think, though I of course may be entirely off base, that he's struggling with the fact that it's difficult to trust that one's CORE will be understood (not just good or evil, more like the shape of it, if that makes sense?), so we tend to closely monitor what we say. <br /><br />It's sort of a catch 22, really...<br /><br />I try to just "be," and I end up in bizarre Courtneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-25997396195563025462009-08-24T13:18:35.729+01:002009-08-24T13:18:35.729+01:00Having read Walden in my youth, I have recently re...Having read Walden in my youth, I have recently rediscovered the wonder of his work. The blog is great, much easier to read than the monster journal I got from the local library. Thanks!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614439400694465664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-40891535193309836402009-08-24T07:27:03.016+01:002009-08-24T07:27:03.016+01:00I'll sit and talk unconcealed with you anyday,...I'll sit and talk unconcealed with you anyday, Mr. Thoreau.Kirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232823496561965240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-11240375405588436502009-08-24T03:16:11.570+01:002009-08-24T03:16:11.570+01:00I've been really enjoying your blog, and this ...I've been really enjoying your blog, and this entry is potent to the day (first day of living on my college campus). Keep posting, and know that your blog is highly appreciated.Bradnoreply@blogger.com