My personal Walden is the wooded area behind my house. It may not be the quietest place on Earth due to its relative proximity to the interstate. But just being surrounded by nature allows me to clear my mind. I write and draw, so when I’m sitting there in the woods, I am enthralled in ideas and patience that would put a statue to shame. It is a great place of thinking for me. Nowhere else in the world am I able to relax as much.
What frustrates me the most in life is the fact that everyone gives off a sense of urgency to everyone around them. That is one of the reasons I write fantasy. In the stories that I write, I am a dragon, a powerful creature that only wishes to be alone and cares for those he loves. I take the busy everyday life experiences that frustrate me in the world and personify them. Making them into soldiers and factions that want to kill the dragons and wipe him and his kind off the face of the Earth.
To me the only thing that I view as unnecessary are all of the agendas that everyone thinks are important. Not all of them need to be treated with such urgency.
I believe that we should only do what we have to. However, we should never make such a big deal out of it that we get bent out of shape about it. We should do what makes us happy but not concern ourselves with those pleasures too much.
I could actually try to put into practice what I preach better. Even in writing this, I have learned about myself and know more about myself than I ever thought possible.
I think that some people can stay within their personal Walden. It actually depends on what you do in your Walden with the time spent there. So, if one’s personal Walden allows them to be productive, then by all means, they should stay there and do what they do best. For others, they must eventually come back. They will grow weary and begin to lose their grip on reality. They will naturally be pulled back out of their personal Walden by their own needs.