an English question

@dufresne (137)
China
May 15, 2009 11:29am CST
In the poem "I went to the woods because/I wanted to live deliberately/I wanted to live deep/and suck out all the marrow of life." what's the meaning of "deliberately"?
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Alderica
@Alderica (100)
• Germany
15 May 09
Yes, I would say it's living life with full awareness of every moment. You know how time can fly by without you noticing where it went - living deliberately means being conscious of what you are doing or thinking at any given moment. Hope that helps :-)
dufresne
@dufresne (137)
• China
16 May 09
I think "awareness of every moment" is the soul or core of the word "deliberate".Thank you!
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24Champ
@24Champ (465)
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15 May 09
It means living life with a carefully thought out and intentional purpose.
scarlet_woman
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 May 09
that's a strange way of using that word.. you could say it's "intentionally rough" in a way,motivated by instinct.
egdcltd
@egdcltd (12059)
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15 May 09
Poetry can be hard to get the context right, but I think "slow and carefully" might be what it's meant to mean here.