In 1998, when I was in school and discovered Henry David Thoreau in our text book, I was excited. For the first time in my life it felt I discovered a kindred soul, even if it was across the oceans and across time. I loved nature. I rushed to my school library to find a book on him or the book he had written and was famously known for – Walden. But, unfortunately, the book was checked out. When I enquired as to where I’d be able to get a copy, my librarian said, ‘Walden’. I thought she just repeated the book name. But, she smiled at my bewildered face and replied, ‘in a store named Walden’. That’s when the love affair started.
Reflections on Life