Transcendentalism Part 1
I thoroughly enjoyed every one of these pieces of righting and would love to read more of them in the future. "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson; was a very interesting piece of writing. It makes me want to go outside and take a new perspective on my surroundings. One has to admire life and Mother Nature as she is; not to get caught up in all the confusion of life but to some what revert back to childhood.
"To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature" The reason we know Ralph is a transcedentalist, is becuase he talks about rising above all and becoming one with nature. Becoming higher than any of his surrondings and closer to god. Others can see nature, but they can't transcend it. He becomes a fragment of nature to feel, see, and unify with his surrounding world.
"Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I could not agree with him enough in his essay. Emerson explains how man should not fall into what society thinks he should do, but of what would make him truly happy. Never blend in with society; you should stand out like a hot pink dot in a room full of black. Yes, people will not like you or even understand you but the ones that do, will be because of who you really truly are.
"To be great is to be misunderstood." This is so true in everyday life. Ralph transendeds above all his peers and actually had the courage to state his thoughts and opionins. He put his intuition on the line, unlike the abounding amount of cowards before him. He did not use logic, but his intuition. He felt that god spoke through him, and thats how he discovered his point of view.
"Resistance To Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau. No men should be governed by their piers, especially when they succeed the intellligents of their peers. Who is to decide what is right or wrong, or what is just and in just. Everyone has different opinions. I believe we as the people should govern are self and not any elected official. Vote as town and not a country decision.
"The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at anytime what I think right. . . ." You see, its the same intuition I was speaking of earlier. Who cares about logic or other mens views. When you have god explaining logic to you, the highest thing or being there is. One couldn't have a better mentor than that.
"To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature" The reason we know Ralph is a transcedentalist, is becuase he talks about rising above all and becoming one with nature. Becoming higher than any of his surrondings and closer to god. Others can see nature, but they can't transcend it. He becomes a fragment of nature to feel, see, and unify with his surrounding world.
"Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I could not agree with him enough in his essay. Emerson explains how man should not fall into what society thinks he should do, but of what would make him truly happy. Never blend in with society; you should stand out like a hot pink dot in a room full of black. Yes, people will not like you or even understand you but the ones that do, will be because of who you really truly are.
"To be great is to be misunderstood." This is so true in everyday life. Ralph transendeds above all his peers and actually had the courage to state his thoughts and opionins. He put his intuition on the line, unlike the abounding amount of cowards before him. He did not use logic, but his intuition. He felt that god spoke through him, and thats how he discovered his point of view.
"Resistance To Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau. No men should be governed by their piers, especially when they succeed the intellligents of their peers. Who is to decide what is right or wrong, or what is just and in just. Everyone has different opinions. I believe we as the people should govern are self and not any elected official. Vote as town and not a country decision.
"The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at anytime what I think right. . . ." You see, its the same intuition I was speaking of earlier. Who cares about logic or other mens views. When you have god explaining logic to you, the highest thing or being there is. One couldn't have a better mentor than that.
posted by nick at
8:13 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home