God’s Creation
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a leading Transcendentalist, who related individuals to both the natural world and their inner worlds. In Emerson’s book Nature, he explored the relationship between the individual to the natural world. In Nature Emerson writes, “In the woods we return to reason and faith” to emphasize the significance in the beauty and spirituality that only nature can provide (1).
This quote is significant because it embodies Nature’s core theme: spirituality. Throughout the book Emerson stresses the beauty of nature as God’s creation, and the unity between nature and mankind. Moreover, Transcendentalism is a belief that the spiritual reality, rather than the material world, is the ultimate reality. Thus, by contemplating objects in nature, the individual can transcend this world and discover union with God. Likewise, this quote depicts the importance of nature as a primitive home, where the reader can conform to God. It is through faith and reason that the reader can see beyond the materialistic world and admire the beauty of nature. Emerson’s quote is …show more content…
Society continually succumbs to the lie that wealth and goods will bring happiness. Because mundane objects will only bring temporary happiness, humankind constantly searches for a source of eternal happiness in life that can only be found in a relationship with God. Therefore, people, who yearn to find happiness and purpose, can find it in the beauty and tranquility of nature. In nature man can commune with God and receive an intellectual intuition concerning the reason of life. For example, many people go to a retreat house to separate themselves from everyday worries and relationships so that they may find God and the true reason of life. Although humankind is encumbered by pressure from the modern society to always demand more, Emerson's quote offers an opportunity to find reason and harmony in
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a leading Transcendentalist, who related individuals to both the natural world and their inner worlds. In Emerson’s book Nature, he explored the relationship between the individual to the natural world. In Nature Emerson writes, “In the woods we return to reason and faith” to emphasize the significance in the beauty and spirituality that only nature can provide (1).
This quote is significant because it embodies Nature’s core theme: spirituality. Throughout the book Emerson stresses the beauty of nature as God’s creation, and the unity between nature and mankind. Moreover, Transcendentalism is a belief that the spiritual reality, rather than the material world, is the ultimate reality. Thus, by contemplating objects in nature, the individual can transcend this world and discover union with God. Likewise, this quote depicts the importance of nature as a primitive home, where the reader can conform to God. It is through faith and reason that the reader can see beyond the materialistic world and admire the beauty of nature. Emerson’s quote is …show more content…
Society continually succumbs to the lie that wealth and goods will bring happiness. Because mundane objects will only bring temporary happiness, humankind constantly searches for a source of eternal happiness in life that can only be found in a relationship with God. Therefore, people, who yearn to find happiness and purpose, can find it in the beauty and tranquility of nature. In nature man can commune with God and receive an intellectual intuition concerning the reason of life. For example, many people go to a retreat house to separate themselves from everyday worries and relationships so that they may find God and the true reason of life. Although humankind is encumbered by pressure from the modern society to always demand more, Emerson's quote offers an opportunity to find reason and harmony in