As Long as Possible, Live Free and Uncommited!
Easier words, Mr. Thoreau, to be said when you have nothing to begin with. For as long as I can remember, I have been committed. Although I would not consider myself a dejected prisoner of my situation, since my jailers are my dear husband, and more recently, my precocious son of one. Most days I feel more trapped in a paradise. So which one is better? Trapped in a paradise, or free in the abyss? I'm not really sure, but I do know that I have not had much experience with the latter. Which is why I am drawn to Walden . My whole life I've been plugging away at the next step, the next goal. To what avail? I tend to dismiss the moment in pursuit of the future. Which, to some extent, is the theme of this book. How do we find solace in the right now, what we have and what we are doing? Isn't this the old saying? It is not the destination, but the journey. Right now I am committed. But I can still make motions towards living free in the moment, even if I can'
