Reading The Barefoot Boy | Alexandria
Read The Barefoot Boy by John Greenleaf Whittier. Reclaiming childhood wonder, Whittier's "Barefoot Boy" shatters our modern obsession with structured learning. His radical notion that wisdom comes from wandering barefoot in nature - not textbooks - challenges today's screenbound existence. The poet dares suggest our "progress" has actually distanced us from life's deepest truths.