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If we live long enough, each of us will be privileged to experience the sting of discrimination. And, if we are fortunate, being on the receiving end of such hurtful conduct will, either instantly or gradually, alter our appreciation of the universality of this reality. It is not only shades...
Enjoyed the humor, but, humor aside, Thoreau's laundry has been a topic of serious discussion. See, the short essay, linked here:
https://austinkleon.com/2019/08/30/thoreaus-laundry/
Are you a hiker or a walker?
Those of you who’ve appreciated this thread may be rewarded further by reading David Rompf’s Walking with Thoreau: A Review Essay, linked here: https://www.harvardreview.org/content/walking-with-thoreau/
I have not read Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David...
Sheer speculation, but perhaps the smaller figure is the child who lived a few hours after being removed from the deceased pilgrim's womb--Isabel being the deceased Swiss pilgrim.
http://xacopedia.com/Isabel_de_Lucerna
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