Thoreau discovered these transcendental [[virtue]]s "in the realities of everyday existence, primarily through sauntering, a form of walking which lead to self-discovery and [[spiritual]] renewal" (Smith 130). Each walk for Thoreau "marked an attempt to discover within himself the thoughts and intuitions which would tell him who he was, how he was to live, and what his proper relationship should be to self, nature, and [[God]]". He considered these daily adventures to be a vital means of preserving his health, both physically and psychologically, and he developed the activity into an [[art]] form. [http://www.thelemming.com/lemming/dissertation-web/home/interiority-exteriority.html] | Thoreau discovered these transcendental [[virtue]]s "in the realities of everyday existence, primarily through sauntering, a form of walking which lead to self-discovery and [[spiritual]] renewal" (Smith 130). Each walk for Thoreau "marked an attempt to discover within himself the thoughts and intuitions which would tell him who he was, how he was to live, and what his proper relationship should be to self, nature, and [[God]]". He considered these daily adventures to be a vital means of preserving his health, both physically and psychologically, and he developed the activity into an [[art]] form. [http://www.thelemming.com/lemming/dissertation-web/home/interiority-exteriority.html] |