Live Deliberately

Live Deliberately.

Henry David Thoreau, that great naturalist, philosopher and author said this in his book, Walden.

I don't think I ever heard a more sound advice than this... Too often we let our lives live us.

It answers so many questions. And invalidates so many excuses. Excuse for being complacent, as well as for being cynical. For being pessimistic, and for being a grumbler. For not standing up after a fall, and for being self-indulgent. For being indolent, and for being discontent. For being undecided and impulsive. For being misled or misdirected. For being superstitious and self-righteous. For clinging to bad habits and to the worse parts of yourself simply because that's how you are, that's how you've always been...

It invalidates hiding behind closed doors after a failure. It invalidates having to project something other than yourself to other people. It invalidates holding on to your past, or postponing the future. It invalidates passivity and indifference. And partiality and prejudice. Because nothing, not what your neighbor thinks of you, not your past, not even fame, nor wealth, not recognition, is more important than living the life of your dreams..