Thoreau at Walden, what does the metaphor "Time is the stream, but I'm going fishing in" really mean?
Only Thanks looking for a simple explanation!
He refers to the phrase "time is a river and get frisky with her, making in a stream in which the fish likes. This means you do not take things too seriously, things like the past and the future.
Fishing metaphor
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