I have to admit that I read every single comment on this thread and I'm fucking wiped. One thing's for sure...I believe it was Thoreau who once said (or maybe it was Emerson) that "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." My word, my wife and I are of the older generation . Regardless of what comes down the pike, we have learned in the past few years that is being together trumps everything. We don't know what is going to happen, financially, politically or socially, and do not care to offer a prediction. She helped me recover from years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse; this board has helped me become aware and awake. Give me a porch swing, with her by my side, and our dogs asleep at our feet, and I'm good. In this crazy world, that's all that really matters. Thanks.
The quote "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" is from Henry David Thoreau. He wrote this line in his book "Walden," which was published in 1854. The book reflects Thoreau's thoughts and experiences during his time living in a cabin near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, where he sought simplicity and self-sufficiency.
I have to admit that I read every single comment on this thread and I'm fucking wiped. One thing's for sure...I believe it was Thoreau who once said (or maybe it was Emerson) that "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." My word, my wife and I are of the older generation . Regardless of what comes down the pike, we have learned in the past few years that is being together trumps everything. We don't know what is going to happen, financially, politically or socially, and do not care to offer a prediction. She helped me recover from years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse; this board has helped me become aware and awake. Give me a porch swing, with her by my side, and our dogs asleep at our feet, and I'm good. In this crazy world, that's all that really matters. Thanks.
The quote "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" is from Henry David Thoreau. He wrote this line in his book "Walden," which was published in 1854. The book reflects Thoreau's thoughts and experiences during his time living in a cabin near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, where he sought simplicity and self-sufficiency.
Thanks, for some reason I get the two confused.