Question

station #2
\why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? men say that a stitch in time saves nine, and so they take a thousand stitches today to save nine tomorrow.\ -henry david thoreau
prompting question: the proverb \a stich in time saves nine\ essentially means that if you fix a problem immediately it will save a lot of extra work later.
what then, does thoreau mean when he says men \take a thousand today to save nine tomorrow?\ how does thoreau feel about \living in the moment\ and enjoying the present?

Explanation:

Thoreau implies men over - prepare or over - work in an extreme way trying to avoid future work. He seems to value living in the moment and enjoying the present, criticizing the excessive rush and over - planning represented by taking a thousand stitches today for a small future gain.

Answer:

Thoreau means men are over - doing it in an attempt to save future effort. He likely values living in the moment and is critical of the excessive hurry and over - planning to avoid future work.