I was raised in a Christian home and, in fact, my mother led me to Christ as a youngster.
Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written.
I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century.