Walden, or life in the forest

In 1857, Toro “retired from the world” and spent two years in his own built hut on the shore of the Walden Pond. or life in the forest ”, which still continues to have a huge impact on the widest circles of young people who adhere to non -conformist beliefs.

“ Conscious consumption ”, the denial of the cult of material success, love and careful attitude to nature - that's just A few of the ideas that modern society gleaned from the book of Toro. From the first book of Western culture, in which simplicity and self -sufficiency, intellectual improvement and proximity to nature are openly proposed as a worthy alternative to the Society of Consumption.