The heaviest difference between the human race and all other creatures living on the face of the earth is our open-ended search for truth. We are not satisfied with the sole fact that we are here and that we exist. Deep inside the mind, or perhaps the heart of all men is a spirit that yearns for understanding his place in the universe. Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that the answers to these great questions could be found all around us. According to Emerson, all things under heaven are interdependently connected, like individual links to a great eternal chain. And to fully actualize oneself, man must become cognizant of this holy union, and submit himself to its divine path already placed before him. This interconnected union of all things in heaven and earth, Emerson referred to as, the Over-soul. Given the depth and breadth of this topic, I have decided to focus this essay on Emerson’s views on how to discover the over-soul, and unique our role within it.
To Emerson, The answers to all of the greatest and most profound questions of humanity could easily be found in nature. But this begs the question, if the answers are all around us, why is it that we have …show more content…
Emerson described the Over-soul as a force that connects every living thing on the face of the earth to eachother, and to their creator. He believed that in order to access the power of the soul, we must first become as little children, and see the world through their eyes. Once we were able to access the immeasurable power of the over-soul, we would learn of our own individual purpose layed before us by the creator, and be given all the tools necessary to carry it out. I will close with the words of Emerson, with which he describes the divine potential of all those who choose to submit to the soul. “We are wiser than we know… For the maker of all things and all persons stands behind
To Emerson, The answers to all of the greatest and most profound questions of humanity could easily be found in nature. But this begs the question, if the answers are all around us, why is it that we have …show more content…
Emerson described the Over-soul as a force that connects every living thing on the face of the earth to eachother, and to their creator. He believed that in order to access the power of the soul, we must first become as little children, and see the world through their eyes. Once we were able to access the immeasurable power of the over-soul, we would learn of our own individual purpose layed before us by the creator, and be given all the tools necessary to carry it out. I will close with the words of Emerson, with which he describes the divine potential of all those who choose to submit to the soul. “We are wiser than we know… For the maker of all things and all persons stands behind