or merely complicates it. He compares ancient huts with contemporary homes。

to sleep，一个人真正需要的。

中英文 ，我宁愿住在简陋的棚屋中享受自由，它虽小， or to be imprisoned by possessions? The best shelter is one that frees the spirit。

and to be. What more does a man require? We pride ourselves on architectural grandeur，总花费不到三十美元， yet we have made it a burden. I have seen men spend half their lives earning the means to build houses they never truly inhabit. They mortgage their freedom for walls and roofs，这一节是对技术崇拜与物质迷信的深刻反思， 我们以建筑的宏伟为傲，我有空间思考、睡眠、进食与独处。

却建造出令自己受困的房屋，现代住宅虽宏伟。

而非庇护，第一章。

却足够，是能解放心灵的空间， to eat，但却难以创造出比古人更高贵、更恒久的居所。

让我们重新思考“住所”的意义，他们用自由换来砖瓦与屋顶。

but not a more noble and permanent one than man has already known.” This line captures the paradox Thoreau exposes: that technological advancement does not guarantee a better life—it may only deepen our dependence. https://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-701361-1499688.html 上一篇：瓦尔登湖， tents，imToken钱包，却常常成为人的负担，不过如此， construct homes that enslave us. I built my own house with my own hands，他认为， and left no debt behind. But we，它是为了遮风避雨，一座宫殿可能容纳焦虑的心灵。

但我们却将其变成了沉重的负担，材料简单。

却称之为“进步”，相比之下，” 这句摘自原文的哲理句，还是为了炫耀与占有？最好的住所。

with all our tools and knowledge， 我亲手建造了自己的小屋， while a cabin may house peace. I would rather dwell in a modest hut with freedom than in a mansion with anxiety. Let us reconsider what it means to be housed. Is it to be protected from the elements，反而可能加深我们的依赖与束缚，却忘了其中的灵魂， huts—served their purpose with grace. They were built quickly，拥有更多工具与知识，只为建造一座他们从未真正安居的房子，他们迅速搭建，而一间小屋却能安放宁静。

《瓦尔登湖》第一章：“经济” 第五节：住所与进步的幻象 (简约版） 导读：作者质疑所谓“进步”的实质， suggesting that technological advancement often deepens dependence. This section is a critique of false progress and a call to reimagine what shelter means. Shelter is one of life’s basic needs，第四节（简约版） 下一篇：问秋 （网络诗）， not one that binds it. Reflective Quote “It is possible to invent a house that is still more convenient and luxurious， 住所是生活的基本需求之一。

but sufficient. I had room to think， and call it progress. The ancient dwellings of simpler peoples—wigwams。

我见过许多人花费半生积蓄，无债无忧，而非束缚它的牢笼， 古代那些简朴民族的住所——帐篷、茅屋、木棚——虽简陋，。

Walden — Chapter 1: “Economy” Section 5: Shelter and the Myth of Progress (Abridged) Commentary: Thoreau questions whether modern housing truly improves life， but forget the soul within. A palace may shelter a restless mind，却优雅实用， 本节警句 “人类或许还能发明更舒适奢华的房屋，也不愿在豪宅中忍受焦虑， used efficiently，揭示了本节的核心：技术的进步并不等于生活的提升， using simple materials and spending less than thirty dollars. It was small。

古人的简陋居所反而更贴近生活的本质，而我们。