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Closingthewhitecoverofthebook’Walden’，IjustquiteconfusedbecausesomanynewwordsthatIcan’trecognize.WiththehelpofChineseversiondownloadedfromtheinternet,afterIcatchthegeneralidea,aburstofcoldwaterpoursintomyheart,pureandlimpid,clarifymyshatteredmindwithoutanydirtexisting.Assomesaidinpreface“Waldenisabookwithlonenessandsolitudeandabookwithasingleperson.”Whenyourmindisuneasy,youha一venoneedreadingthebook.Itrequiresyoutocomedownandtobeatleisure.

Thebookwaswritteninthemiddleofthe19thcentury-aperiodthatisarapiddevelopmentofcapitalism.Undersuchabackground,mostpeoplewouldratherpursuebenefitsaspossibleastheycanandtryeverymeanstoob一tainhigherpowerandmoneynomatterwhatitwouldcost.Industrialcivilizationandnoisysocietywasgraduallycorruptingthenatureofthehumanity.However,atthissituation,ailluminatigraduatingfromHarvardUniversity,carriedanaxealongwithhislonesingleshadow.ThenawayfromthecityheranintotheuninhabitedWaldenattheedgeofthemountainforestandsettleddownoverhere.Heinsistedonhisownwayswithayearningfornatureaswellassetoutthetraceofthesoul.Atthelandoftheso-calledWalden”dropsofgod”。Hebecameunperturbedinspace，lonelyinthought.

Hequietlyuploadedthenoiseinthecity.Thenhewrotedownthesolitudebyheart.Everytimewhenpeoplereadhisbook,theydefinitelywillbeshocked.Hefellintomeditatingaboutthelife.Itmadepeople’sheartbecomeasclearasthepurewater.Istandinaweofhim,hislifeturnedouttobesuchsimpleandmeanwhileglamorous.Itisratherthanmomentarybutsignificant.Hisspiritualworldiscolorfulevenexquisitebeyondcompare.Maybeintheworldseldomexistsuchasagelikehim.

ThroughoutThoreau’sshortlifetime,heattemptedtoencouragepeopletosimplifythelifeandsparethetimetogodeepintothereallife.Atthesametime,heletthemenjoyit.Hetoldpeoplenottobeconfusedwithcomplicatedlifebyhisownexperiences.InthedirectionofThoreau,theywouldnotloseaflashofhopeorlosetheirwayinlife.Theyshouldbearudderofthelifethusstartonanewjourney.Hethoughtthatifpeoplewereabletosetthesimplelifebyuniverseregulation,itwouldnotarousemanyanxietieswhichdisturbedtheinnerpeaceoftheheart.Theso-calledtomorrowwouldnotapproachinspiteoftheendingofthetime.Weregardedaflashoflightasdarkness.Asweweresober,thefirstlightofmorningwasgoingtobreak.

Hecallsonpeopleliveasimplelifethatisinordertomakepeopleexperiencesomethingnewinsteadofsa一vingmoney.Maybethisisthevalueofaperson.There’snotanypretence,onlybesurroundedwithsolitudeandquietness.

AttheshoreofWalden,theauthorexactlychasedfordepth,rather,itwaspursuingthedepth.Inalonelystateofmind,hethoughtaboutthelifeandexploredtherealmeaning.Solitudeinspiredhisprofoundthought.“Donotgivemelove,moneyorreputation,pleasegivemethetruth.”Thiswaswhathewascallinginhisheart.

Thoughwecan’tlivealifeinwoodsaroundthemountainandWaldenhasdisappearedforever,it’simpossibletohinderusha一veaWaldenofourown.OurheartneedbeingclarifiedasThoreauhassaidthatletyourspiritsetouttoexplore.

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WaldenHenryDavidThoreau(1817-1862),theauthorofWalden,wasborninConcord,Massachusetts.Whenhewasachild,healwayswenttothewoodsandfieldwithhisoldbrother.Sohelovesthenatureverymuch.Inthemiddleof19thcentury,Americaneconomiesdevelopedsorapidlythatmostpeoplepursuitthemateriallifeandignorethespirituallife.ButThoreauwantstoliveasimplelife.AlsofortheTranscendentalistMovementwascenteredinConcordandEmersonhadagreatinfluenceonhim.AllthesemadeThoreaugotobuildacabinontheshoreofWaldenPondandlivealonetoclosetothenaturein1845.Later,hewrotethefamousbook,Walden,whichmainlytalksabouthislifeandthoughtsduringhelivedaloneinthewoodsnearWaldenPond.

WhenWaldenwaspublishedin1854,itwasnotwellacceptedbypeople.Insteaditwasregardedas"wickedandheathenish".ItwaspublishedonlyonetimeuntilThoreaudiedofdisease.Butmanyyearslaterespeciallyintwentiethcentury,itwasgraduallyknownandappreciatedbylotsofreadersallovertheworld.

ThisisabookwhichtellsinspringThoreaustartsbuildingacabininthewoods，thinkingaboutlife,readingsomebooks,andlisteningtothesoundofnature.Inautumn,hecultivatesbeans,observesWaldenPond.Inwinter,theWaldenPondfreeze,lotsofanimalsaccompanieswithhim.Asspring'scoming,theWaldenandotherpondsmelt.EverythinginnatureisawakeandrebornincludingThoreau.Aftertwoyears,Thoreauleaves.

Thoreaugotothewoodstobuildingacabinwhichonlycosts$28.12,eatingsimplefoodandneedinglittlefurniture.Sooneofchaptersinhisbook,“HigherLaw",emphasizesmoreonthespiritualaspectinsteadofthesatisfactionofmaterial.Furthermore;heurgespeopletoreadmoreclassicliteraturesuchasHomer’sIliadandOdysseyandothergreatwriters’masterpiece.

Healsowritesthatthoughhelivesaloneinthewoods,heisclosetonatureandmakeshimselfasapartofnature.Helivesalone,butsometimeshealsotalkswithhisvisitorswhoarehonest,sincere,thinkableandlovingtheirlife.

Thoreaualsomentionsthatthenoiseinthetownandthewhistleoftraindisturbthequitelifeofthetown.However,inthewoodslifeisquite.Whenhelivesinthewoods,hecanlistentoanimals'soundssuchasbird'ssinging,owl’shooting,cockerel’scrowingetc.Heliveswithanimalsfriendly.HealsodescribestheWaldenPond.Thewater,blueandgreen,clearandpure,freezesinwinterandmeltsinspring.

WhenIwasreadingWalden,IfeltthatIwaslisteningtoawiseman’stalking.ThewordsandphrasesaboutthenatureespeciallytheWaldenPondarebeautifulandfascinating.Thesentencesarefullofwisdomandphilosophy.

Readingthisbookremindsmeofthosepeoplewhoworkhardtoearnmoney,wastelotsofmoneytobuyluxuryandexpensivethings,wastetimetoentertainthemselves.Inmypointofview,theymayeasilylosethemselves,andthoughtheirbodiesarefull,theirmindsarehungry.Thereallifeistomakeeverycomplicatethingtobesimpleandenrichourheartandsoul.Inaword,justsimplicity、simplicityandsimplicity!

OneofThoreau'sthoughtsaboutsolitudeattractsmedeeplyforI’mthepersonwholikestobealone.TherearesomereasonsforwhyIliketobealone:FirstlyIthinkthatlivingwithothersiseasygoingtohaveaconflictwhateveryouarebestfriends.SecondlyjustasThoreausaying‘amanthinkingorworkingalwaysaloneandlethimbewherehewill’.Ialwaysspentmostoftimetostudy,andIliketomakemyselfbusyallthetime,soIhavelittletimetostaywithothers.Inadditionto,whatI'mthinkingandinterestedinisquitedifferentfromothers.Ilikestudyingatlibraryandreadingbooksbutdon'tlikepursuitfashionableandnewtrendthingsforitmakesmefeeltiredandbored.SoIalwayslivealoneandpeoplewhoaroundmethinkImustbelonely.Actuallyit'snottrue.Theydon'tunderstandmeatall.WhenI'mstudying,learningorreading,Idon'tthinkotherthings,justimmersingintheoceanofknowledge.Myheartisquitecalm.AndiflearnnewknowledgeIgotafeelingofhappiness,satisfactionandfulfillment.SoIwassosurprisedthatwhatThoreausaidwasexactlysametowhatIthought.Iwassogladtofindapersonwhohasthesameideawithme.

WhenThoreaulivedaloneinthewoods,peopledidnotunderstandhim,evenEmersonthoughtwhathedidwaswrong.Andnow,peoplewhoaroundmethinkmylifeisnotgood.ButIthinkThoreau’slifewassuccessful,meaningfulandhappy,sodoI.BecauseIthinkthatthesuccessandhappinessoflifeallcomefromexactlyvalue.Everyonedeeplydesiresofthemselveslife.Whenyouknowwhatthevalueofyourselfis,meanwhileyoucanenjoyyourlifeaccordingtothevalueeverytime.Youwillfindthateverydayyouhavefullofenergyandenthusiasmtodoanything,hearthesuresoundfromyourheart,andoftenfeelintenseachievement,themostimportantisthatyourheartispeaceandcalm.

Lastbutnotleast,IenvyThoreausomuchforhelivesinsuchabeautifulandcomfortablenatureenvironment.Hecanbreathethefreshair,livewithwildanimalfriendly;appreciatethesceneryofWaldenPondetc.Whileinmodernsociety,peoplepursuittheirownintereststohuntandkillanimals,cutdowntreesandpollutetheriversandsoon.Asaresult,thenumberofwildlifeisdecreasing,theareaoflakeisshrinking,andthewaterisnotpureanymore.Theenvironmentproblemssuchasglobewarming,climatechangeandairandwaterpollutionhavebeenbecomingincreasinglyserious.Readingthisbookmakesmebeawareofprotectingtheenvironmenttorealizetheharmonybetweenhumanandnature.

AlthoughImaynotunderstandThoreau'sthoughtscompletely,I’mreallybenefitedfromreadingthebook,Walden.

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WaldenisamasterpiecewrittenbyHenryDavidThoreau（1817-1862），whowasborninConcord,Massachusetts.Theagehelivedhadwitnessedtheflourishofcapitalismaswellastheprosperityofindustrializationandurbanization.Duringthe19thcentury,theAmericaneconomydevelopedatsofastratethatmostpeoplewereboundupinpursuingthematerialsatisfaction,whileingoredthespirituallifetoagreatextent.ButThoreauwasquitedifferentfromotherpeople,hedisdainedthemoderncivilizationandattachedmoreimportancetothespiritthanthematerial.Hethoughtmanypeopleofhistimelivedinanon-human-likemodernsocietyandmanymodernappliances,suchastrainsandtelegraphs,haddoneharmtopeople'sharmoniouslifepeaceandalsobrokentherelationshipbetweenhumanandnature.

Inordertoprovethatwithoutthemoderninstruments,peoplecanalsoliveahappylife,in1845,hemovedintoacabinontheshoreofWaldenPondandlivetherealonefortwoyearstogetclosetothenature.Walden,isthefamousbookmainlytalksabouthislifeandthoughtsduringthosedayslivinginthewoods.

ThoreauwassohappywiththelifelivingnearthelakeofWaldenthathefeltitasweetgracetohavethenature'accompanyandeventhesoundsofrainandthesightsaroundhishousewerefullofsincerefriendship.Inhiseyes,thenaturewasanintimatefriendofhimandallthingsinthenaturewerelivelyandvivacious.Andallkindsofanimalsinthewood,suchasfieldmouses,robinsandwildrabbitswereamicablytreatedandregardedashisadorablecompanions.Heeventhoughtthatplantswerealsohadtherighttoliveequalwithhumanbeings.Justbecauseofthis,heevenblamedhimselfforhittingchestnuttreeswithstones.Frommanywordsorsentences,wecaneasilyfeelThoreau'sdeeploveandcaretowardsnature.

Besides,Thoreauwasapioneeringnaturelover,whocalledonpeopletostopdestoryingnaturebutprotectitbysettinghimselfanexampletoothers.Theconsciousnessoftheenvironmentalprotectionisbecomingmoreandmoreimportantinourmodernsociety,whilethewholeworldistrappedinsomeseriousecologicalcrisisesresultingfromhuntingandkillinganimals,cuttingdowntreesandpollutingtheriversforpursuitofhumanbeings'owninterests.Weallhavethecommonsensethatthenumberofwildlifeisdecreasing,theareaoflakeisshrinking,andthewaterisnotclearanymore.What'sworse,environmentproblemssuchasglobewarming,climatechangeandairandwaterpollutionaredeterioratingduringthecommercialprocess.Soit'shightimethatweshouldrealizeweneverbethedominatorofthewholeworldconquringnature,butshouldsparenoeffortstoimprovetheenvironmentrightaway.Thatis,weshouldcomplywiththenaturallaws,makereasonableutilizationofnaturalresourcesandkeeptheharmoniousdevelopmentbetweenthesocietyandtheenvironment.Onlyinthiswaywillwehasanopportunitytoembraceabrightfutureandachieveasustainablesociety.

Inthebook,Walden,Thoreaunotonlyadvocatedtheprotectionofnature,butalsoencouragepeopletocomprehendandreturntonature.Hetoldususinghisownexperiencethatbylivingasimplelifeclosetonature,wehumanbeingswillfindoutthetruevalueoflifeandsignificanceofexistence.

Afterreadingthebook,whatimpressedmemostisthedescriptionofthefascinatingsceneryaroundtheWaldenpound,especiallythesesentences:"Alakeisthelandscape'smostbeautifulandexpressivefeature.Itisearth'seye;lookingintowhichthebeholdermeasuresthedepthofhisownnature.Thefluviatiletreesnexttheshorearetheslendereyelasheswhichfringeit,andthewoodedhillsandcliffsaroundareitsoverhangingbrows".ToThoreau,theWaldenlakeislikeacharmingandmeltinggirl,whohasslendereyelashesandlikestodressherselfindifferentbeautifulclotheswiththechangesofdifferentseasons.

Everymorningaftergettingup,ThoreauwouldhaveabathintheWaldenlaketostartanewday.Afterthat,heusedtowanderaroundthepondandrefreshhimselfwiththefreshair.Insummerdays,hecultivatedapieceoflandandgrowedbeans,blackberries,johnswortsandthelike.ThedepictionofhisleisureruralityspontaneouslyremindsmeofTaoYuanming,thefamousChinesepoet,wholivedintheJinDynastyandmadehislifemeaningfulbyreturningtothenatureandperfectinghimself.IfThoreauandTaoYuanminglivedinthesameperiodandplace,theywouldprobablybecomebestfriends.

Fromthebook,weknowthatduringtheyearswhenThoreaulivedneartheWalden,hedidnotcompletelyisolatehimselffromtheoutsideworld.Sometimeshewenttothetownanddidoddjobsandwouldreceivevisitorsandfriendsinhiscabinattimes.AsImentionbefore,theintentionforhislivinginthewoodswasthathewantedtoteachpeoplehowtoliveasimplelife,achieveenjoymentfromthenature,freeoneselffromthestraineddailylifeandwhatismoreimportantistoreevaluatethevalueofsociallife.

Thoreau'sthoughofenjoyingasimplelifehasamorerealisticsignificanceandhavebecomeavaluablespiritualwealthinourmodernsociety.Withthedevelopmentofthematerialcivilization,people'sdesiresareswellinglimitlesslyandmanypeoplearebusywiththepursuitofwealthandluxuriouslifebyanymeans,includingattheexpenseofnature.However,eveninthesocietymateriallyaffluentandtechnologicallyadvanced,peoplearenotbemorehappierthanthosepeoplewholivedcenturiesago,butevenfeellesssatisfactoryandcomplaintmoreabouttheirpresentlifeasaresultofhavingunboundeddesiresofgettingmoreandbetter.Therefore,manypeoplewhopossessalathavebecomeslavesofmachine,workingmorebutdonothavetheabilitytoenjoywhattheyhave.

InthebookWalden,Thoreauhadrealizethisproblemseveralhundredsago.Thus,hesethismindtogiveaenlightenmenttoawakepeopleandencouragethemtoliveasimplelife.HisthoughtshavegreatsimilaritywiththebeliefofourChinesehumanism,thatis,themeaningoflifeliesinthesaneandhealthyenjoymentofasimplelife.Infact,ThoreauandhisteacherandfriendEmersonpraisedhighlyonConfucianismandboththembenefitedalotfromit.IamveryhappytoseetheinterlinkedplacebetweenChinesecultureandwesternculture.

Readingthisbookislikehavingatranquilsteamflowthroughmyheart,washingthedustinmymind.Itteachesmehowtokeepapurespiritinthecomplexsociety,setpropergoalsformylifeaswellasenjoytheendowsofnature.Inshort,IfeelitquiteworthwhiletoreadthebookWalden.Isincerelyhopemoreandmorepeoplewouldliketoreadthisbookandreceivebenefitsfromit.