Thoreau's piece "Walking" is about his reflection on getting out of the house everyday and getting lost in the woods. It's not just getting lost but enjoying the beauty of the woods once one is there. He blatantly states that it is unbearable for him to sit for long periods of time and he can't understand how anyone can do so. It is only when he goes for walks that he truly feels at peace and can think. The idea of walking he expands upon by bringing in other thinkers and writers. Other writers, like Wordsworth, claim to have their study outside where the world is bright and crisp. It's a place that they can think and aren't bogged down by the everyday duties and politics of the world.
The main idea of walking is something that is greatly understood and used in today's culture. Not everybody may do so but there are quite a few people that make sure they go for a walk everyday; even if it is for health's sake. Walking just a little bit everyday helps the brain work properly, or so I've heard. It's something that is almost taken for granted but when you can't do it any longer, you really begin to miss it.
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