Went To Walden Pond (II)

I'm writing this after I have delved into Walden a bit. What was typed above was written without having started the book and was only based on what I'd previously know of it. And in that I missed out on a really important aspect of Thoreau's message: it isn't just about leaving everything behind and completely separating yourself from the world, in fact I wouldn't say that's what it's about at all. Instead, it is about truly getting to know yourself, learning the limits of what you can handle and realizing what you can cathartically shed off from your life and in doing so become a fuller person. Granted, I'm still not quite finished reading it as I have juggled between that and the french version of Speaker for the Dead. But that is what I have gleaned thus far as the most important message and I've tried to take it to heart. While I'm here, I'm trying to figure out what in my life has been superfluous and what is truly fundamental.