Nothing's Free

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone. - Thoreau

go ahead, toss another log on the fire

it's only a piece of a tree

probably a dead one

after all, you need to stay warm,

and there's no need to leave things be

besides, nothing's free

Author's Note

"Of what use were it, pray, to get a little wood to burn, to warm your body this cold weather, if there were not a divine fire kindled at the same time to warm your spirit." - Thoreau

"It is the living spirit of the tree, not its spirit of turpentine, with which I sympathize, and which heals my cuts." - Thoreau

Reviews

[John Sullivan]

Now if there ever were a statement to be true... nothing is free. We pay a cost for every damn thing. Anyways. Happy New Year.

[Pete]

you reiterate a sad truth that is getting worse by the day. happy new year js.