Walden Pond

"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."

For those who do not know me, my name is Henry David Thoreau. I was born on July 12, 1817 in my lovely state of Concord, Massachusetts. One of my first memories was of staying awake at night looking through the stars to see if I could see God behind them.(vcd.edu) I never stopped looking into nature for ultimate Truth.




No one truly understands me and my beliefs. I thought I had a confidant in Ralph Waldo Emerson. He seemed to understand me and even shared some of the same viewpoints. Soon, I discovered that I truly have no one but myself to rely on. After my girlfriend broke the engagement, the failure of my school, and my brother's death, I needed to isolate myself. I needed to find a purpose in my life. The materialistic world is no place for me. I find no purpose in this mundane lifestyle that others seem to live. For this reason, on July 4th I embarked on a self-discovery journey to Walden Pond. This is my journey, and it is here where I hope to find my true self in nature and with God as my witness.