‘Just have to get away sometimes, yeah?’ He nodded back and pressed on. As the drive continued, he felt her moving a bit closer, inch at a time. A...ting on impulse he slowed the car a bit and reached for her shoulder, a warm invitation. She grinned and accepted gladly, clinging to his chest like a scared animal. She inhaled deeply his scent, warm with a touch of aftershave, and sand, lots of beaches in this man’s life, she thought. ‘Where are we going?’ she asked ‘Don’t really know, since I got. Since we were childhood friends, we knew each other quite well. Betty, Veronica, John and I had been together since second grade. It was strange watching us together, Betty and John were white with blue eyes and golden hair, while Veronica and I were dark as the night. Even in grade school we knew we were going to be friends all our lives. It hurt knowing that it was not possible any more. ‘I know. I love John like a brother, but if he has cheated on her I will rip him apart with my bare hands. "Okay. Just thought I'd ask." I said in a weary tone, and started to shuffle to the door.Abruptly, she turned and stared at me with her pale blue eyes. They were quite amazing, really. "Why are men such assholes?" she asked me."It's in the DNA," I said. It was the best I could do on short notice. I wanted to keep her talking, although why, I didn't know. "Problem at home?" I inquired, wondering why I asked, and whether or not she would tell me. We didn't know each other well enough to trade war. Walden's book reveals diverse perspectives on life. Thoreau observed nature and appreciated it, and wrote his experiences into the book. Walden is one of the early attempts to put the Eastern ideals of mindfulness, detachment, simplicity, and living in the present moment before a Western audience. Thoreau always said to 'simplify' the things so that oneness weakness or poverty or solitude won't be a weakness or poverty or solitude anymore. What is the purpose of National Simplicity Day?.