![]() ![]() The poet, for instance, must sustain his body by his poetry, as the boiler in the wood-cutting mill is fed with the shavings it creates. "All great enterprises are self supporting. He argues that work ought to be worthwhile, and he insists that he has no need for the "police of meaningless labor" to tell him how to spend his time. ![]() However, later he saw the result of the laborer's work-a bit of useless yard art, and his opinion changed. He notes that, when he saw his neighbor in the early morning leading a team of oxen, he at first felt guilty because he was watching from the comfort of his home. In his essay, Thoreau questioned whether working was the most important part of life and argued that work is often at odds with poetry and life.
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