Author : Henry David Thoreau
I think I cannot preserve my health and spirit
unless I spend four hours a day at least-
as it is commonly more than that
sauntering through Woods and over the hills-and-fields,
absolutely free from all Worldly Engagements!
You must walk like a Camel,
which is said to be the only beast
which ruminates while Walking!
When a traveller asked - Wordsworth's servant
to show him her Master's study -
She answered - "Here is his Library -
But his study is Out of Doors! "
I am alarmed when it happens that
I have walked a mile into the Woods bodily
without getting there in spirit!
In my afternoon walk I would fain forger all my
morning occupations and my obligations to society.
But it sometime happens that I cannot easily shake-off the village.
the thought of some work will run in my head and I not
where I my body is - I am out of my senses
In my walks, I would fain return to my senses;
What business have I in the woods , If I am thinking out of the woods.
My Note:
While walking , be there not only bodily
but be in the senses!
Senses to feel the presence - Breathe, pressure on the foot, aroma of the place
scenery , sounds and coarseness of the ground!
Be Alive!