The heart of Thoreau's Journals: Oct. 22 1837 Quotation Response

pg 32

" To be alone I find it necessary to escape the present- I avoid myself."

The reason why i chose this quotation was because it seemed interesting to me that you have to avoid yourself and everything that is present to officially be alone. The quote means that to be alone you have to get rid of all emotion and everything that you are feeling inside. You also have to stop thinking about whats going on in life wether its the past, present, or future. Because to be alone, nothing can be going on wether its outside or in your head. Everything has to be gone. I think that Thoreau is trying to say that no one is ever alone no matter where you are or how your feeling, because your always feeling something or thinking about something. I dont know what this has to do with the rest of the story cause I havent read any of the story but one paragraph.