In today's world, the average person's day consists of lots of stress, duties, and chaos. The majority of people would say that they usually rush through their typical daily tasks trying to complete as many chores as possible in a given amount of time. These tasks may differ from person to person depending on age, position, social class, or even lifestyle. At the end of the day, people are usually exhausted from work and the stresses of the long day. Often enough, we do not have time or, in some instances, the enthusiasm to spend enough time with our loved ones or do the things that we are most passionate about in life. In the story "Where I lived and what I lived for," Henry David Thoreau insists on the importance of having values and living a rather simple life, instead of being constantly distracted from the things that really matter. This is just as necessary to worry about in today's world as it was back in Thoreau's time, because today, we are forced to deal with countless more things that take us away from life's precious gifts. I support Thoreau's viewpoint of living a more simple life, where one can take pleasure in and benefit from each and every activity.
I determined that Thoreau's "Where I lived and what I lived for" made a very convincing argument for his going to live in the woods among nature. There are lots of instances where Thoreau revealed to us how strongly he felt about this decision. The story begins with Thoreau explaining his recent decision to move out to a cabin on Walden Pond. He believes that living in the woods with nature allows one to get closer to life itself. Throughout this story, we see life being simplified and condensed into the smallest possible form through cutting off things such as unwanted distractions and the unnecessary chaos of society today. I strongly concur with Thoreau on the idea that people should focus more on life, and less on the unimportant or materialistic things in life.