He believed that if he were in the wilderness and was able to detach himself from the larger parts of society, he would feel fulfilled in that refuge, he could find happiness and use the vital natural instincts humans are born with. He wanted to survive on his own. He cut his own wood, built his own house, could catch or find his own food, grew his own crops, and built his own fire. He lived like a wild man, detached from the modern entertainments that his neighbors had at home. This was important because he wanted to find out if he could find true and pure happiness by living a simpler and more natural life, he wanted confirmation that living a cozy and luxurious life was not in fact easier or making people