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Map of Walden Pond
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A Quiet Desperation
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In my late 20s, I knew that I wanted to make a vocational shift, but I struggled to find the courage to do so. One day, I came across the lines of Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau. “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation,” he wrote in <em>Walden</em> in 1854. <br /><br />Thoreau’s writing—a reflection on human nature’s tendency to reside in a “quiet desperation”—helped me to pinpoint my own misgivings about my professional path. This realization imparted me with the courage to face my self doubts, take a risk, and follow my vocational dream.<br /><br />Though Thoreau lapsed into an unfortunate gender bias (as women may lead lives of quiet desperation, too), I still took refuge in his words. Reflecting on my own life (which felt quietly desperate, I realized) imparted me with the audacity to make a change and follow my professional dream. My life, while still quiet, no longer feels desperate.
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2013
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a-quiet-desperation
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<em>Walden, or, Life in the Woods</em> by Henry David Thoreau
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Anonymous
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Courage
Introspection
Literature
Somerville, Massachusetts
Thoreau, Henry David
Transcendentalism
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Walden, Or, Life in the Woods