Transcendentalism

Nature

I personally really like what his thoughts are about nature and everything being so pure the purest. It is a very interesting thought that we are all connected because god reaches out through all living creatures and that we are all connected in that way, even if we dotn realize it. Because I think we are connected in some way spiritually, not really by god but because we are all living breathing creatures with the basic mind comparments and feeling. I really think he gets through to people with this piece of writing like in the beginning he talks about nobody is ever alone, even if they are in a room by themselves with nobody around, you are not alone. Because I really dotn think anybody is ever alone, maybe in the physical sense but not mental or spirtual sense. I like it how he talks about connecting with the plants and the vegetables and not just thinking abou them as food or brush but that they have a real soul and connection with everything else, as are humans. I think that this man got the big picture that no matter what you are you are special in your own way and that every living think is beautiful and equal in every way.








Self-Reliance





So basically what this piece of writing is saying, is that you need to listen to your heart and your intuition, when doing anything. Like when you are out with people and you are trying to fit in and doing things just to be "cool," that it is wrong because you are not listening to yourself but to others. He thinks that since god shows himself through living things, and you dont listen to your insides that you are wrong because you are not listening to god. I personally think that you really should listen to your intuition and heart, I dont think you should get pushed around by society, be your own person and fight to be it. You shouldent try to go with the "in" cround because they are acuatlly very out. I really like the idea he gets out in this writing i think it is very true and that people should take it to the heart. I really like the part were he talks about trusting thy self and that every heart vibrates to the iron sting. I think that is a stong paragraph and very true. This writing is not that best kind of hard to understand at first but once you get teh jist of it, it really speaks out, loud and clear.








Resistance to Civil Goverment:

This man had the right idea, I completley agree with his idea that the goverment is trying to hold us down because god speaks through everyone, and by trying to contol us they are squashing god. The fact the he went to jail and did his time and didnt give in is very admirable. I agree that you should not have others do the work of living for you, even though these days it would be hard to break off because they wouldnt let you. But I think that this man believed so strongly in his idea that it really makes you want to do the same thing. I would not have paid those stupid taxes either and would have gone to jail too. I like the way he thinks sees himself free even when he is in jail, because he is more free maybe not phisaclly but mentally he is. I respect his thoughts and agree very strongly that people need to follow their believes at all costs.