Go Confidently: Reflection of Real Life

Monday, December 30, 2013

Reflection of Real Life

During the holidays I was playing with my grandchildren at my daughter's home. One of the items we were playing with was the dollhouse and dolls that go with it. When I saw the mother and father, I just had to take a photo and reflect on how it portrayed reality.

As you can see, Dad is fully dressed and looking dapper while Mom is missing clothing and an arm. As usual, the man is relaxed and put together while the woman has been doing all the work with home and kids. You know, life just ain't fair!

Thought for the day: Sometimes I wonder if men and women are really suited for each other. Perhaps they should live next door to each other and visit now and then. Katherine Hepburn

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817 in Concord MA. His father operated a pencil factory, and his mother took in boarders. He attended Harvard where he studied Greek, Latin and German. After college, Ralph Waldo Emerson became his mentor and friend. Through Emerson, he was exposed to Transcendentalism, a school of thought that emphasizes empirical thinking and spiritual matters over the physical world. It also encourages scientific inquiry and observation.
In 1845, Thoreau built a small home on Walden Pond. He spent two years there seeking a simpler life and experimented with working as little as possible. He once wrote, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." He later wrote his famous book, Walden Pond.
He was against slavery, and his 1849 publication of "Civil Disobedience" influenced Martin Luther King, Jr and Gandhi.
He battled tuberculosis and died in 1862.