Quotation Responses

"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" by Henry David Thoreau. Page 25.

"Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hour."


When I read this quote, I think of the importance of our individual purpose in life. What this quote means to me is that each one of us has a purpose that we strive to accomplish in life, weather it be wealth or fame. What Thoreau says in this quote is that each one of us has a task in life and even when were at the highest hour of our life, we should still seek to achieve what we are striving for. This quote can also be interpreted in the sense that every individual has a role in life and we each need to stick to the task we are given.