The basic ideology of Transcendentalism is appealing, but at this time I cannot see myself as a transcendentalist. In his essay about transcendentalism, Self-Reliance, Emerson speaks about the God in all of us. Personally, I haven’t found that god he speaks of, or any for that matter. Although, I do more or less agree with the idea that we all have a piece of some greatness or spirituality in us. Everyone has their own version of the world and I for one think that what makes you makes the world that surrounds you.
On the other hand, Emerson talks about self-reliance. He thinks we should take control of our own live as an individual. A philosophy I can drag out of his words are stay true to you. Emerson writes, “Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again though it contradicts every thing you said today.” I love that, do and say whatever you want at that moment, even if they did change from the previous day.
Further, I like Emerson’s idea of our relation to nature. I’ve always found peace on the water or hiking in the woods. Transcendentalists thought that man and nature were innately good. I would love to believe this is true, but many people clearly stray away from ‘good’. As for now, I choose to believe that everyone has some sort of caring soul, and hopefully I am not proven wrong.
Your opening points are very true and make alot of sense with me. There is much more of a chance that you would have some sort of qualities inside than actual god like being inside you. The next paragraph easily connects with many people, as nobody's blog that I have read completley agrees with one side or the other as much as having points on both sides. It is also interesting how you bring in your passion for your thoughts even though they may differ from day to day.
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