Answer and explanation:
Walden is a book written by Henry David Thoreau in which he explored some philosophical thoughts about life itself, society, nature, and the right way of living a life.
In the given excerpt, he describes eventfully, what is according to him, the very core of human nature - a man that can not be restful if there is the slightest possibility that he missed something that happened, even in a half an hour nap, like the world owes to him an explanation and reason for a single new change. He points at vivid gossipping and must-know-it-all attitude that can be noticed with an average person, the need to do anything but to mind your own business. That`s why he cherishes the time spent alone at the Walden Pond far away from the city and murmuring crowd.