Question

My head is hands and feet. What does this statement from Walden by Henry David Thoreau mean? The sense of touch is not that important. It is important to keep continuously busy. Thinking is more important than physical activity. Walking is a good way to clear one’s head.

Answer 1

The third statement "It is not important to keep continuously busy" is what was trying to be conveyed in the story Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Answer 2

Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian, two of his greatest works are: "Resistance to Civil Government" (also known as "Civil Disobedience") and "The Mask of Anarchy". His ideals can be summarized by this statement: “the Government should not have more power than the bestowed by its citizens”.

Henry David Thoreau was even imprisoned for refusing to pay taxes in protest for the Mexican-American War and the slavery.

Thoreau was an idealist; he opposed the oppression and tyranny from the government and I think that more people like him should exist for we need more free thinkers to defend the common citizen from the oppressive government we sometimes have.

In the first Chapter of Walden, "Economy," Thoreau explains how and why he wanted to live alone and why simplicity would help him to be more free. With less luxuries, less property, and less material things, a man is more free to do as he pleases.

By stating "My head is hands and feet" from Walden by Henry David Thoreau, the author means that:

It is important to keep continuously busy.