"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
Henry David Thoreau
What a wonderful metaphor fishing is. And what a strange experience being alive. I believe Thoreau is hitting on something true in this statement. We aspire to so many strange things and dedicate our time to so many different hobbies in our lives. Perhaps these activities can be summed up simply as pursuits of freedom.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, naturalist, historian, and transcendentalist. He was also an abolitionist and tax resistor; total rebel rocker. Mr. Thoreau is another lucky fella that has been featured on QOD twice. His wisdom is classically and distinctly American, bridging the new and old worlds with grace and intellectual provocation.
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