Transcendentalism was a religious and philosophical movement that developed during 1820’s in the western region of the United States. This is a very simple idea. All people have knowledge about themselves and the entire world around them that “transcends” or goes beyond what they can see. People can trust themselves to be their own authority on what is right. The people who were closely associated with this new way of thinking and looking at the world were known as the Transcendental Club. The leader of this club was Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was a fantastic writer who wrote many essays. Nature, one of his essays, has some key themes that correspond with the theory of Transcendentalism. Some themes are reason and understanding, relationship
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Emerson obviously would be against the idea of gambling, especially if someone has an addiction. The core of someones materialistic craving is money. This constant feeling of wanting more can distract a person from bettering their ultimate goal of strengthening there spiritual sense. With a materialistic lifestyle, a person can not invigorate this sense. In Nature, Emerson states a person should arrange their lifestyle in a way where our spiritual being should come before our earthly existence. Emphasis should be placed on the here and now. "Give me one world at a time.” - Thoreau. Why would one waste their time trying to win more material, when they can focus on the beautiful nature and complex world. A man should enjoy the beauty of their existence and become one with their spirit. It is clear that Emerson and Thoreau would have been against the idea of gambling. “What’s the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?” This quote shows how Thoreau would be against any materialistic being. Materialism is a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values. Usually materialism entails that you abandon human and spiritual interactions in pursuit of your materialistic desires. When one gambles they lose focus on what really matters. People who are addicted to gambling strongly desire the feeling of winning more money and material goods. I believe that there's a transcendent nature to all things in life and a lot of the times material things just can't help you get closer to
Emerson obviously would be against the idea of gambling, especially if someone has an addiction. The core of someones materialistic craving is money. This constant feeling of wanting more can distract a person from bettering their ultimate goal of strengthening there spiritual sense. With a materialistic lifestyle, a person can not invigorate this sense. In Nature, Emerson states a person should arrange their lifestyle in a way where our spiritual being should come before our earthly existence. Emphasis should be placed on the here and now. "Give me one world at a time.” - Thoreau. Why would one waste their time trying to win more material, when they can focus on the beautiful nature and complex world. A man should enjoy the beauty of their existence and become one with their spirit. It is clear that Emerson and Thoreau would have been against the idea of gambling. “What’s the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?” This quote shows how Thoreau would be against any materialistic being. Materialism is a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values. Usually materialism entails that you abandon human and spiritual interactions in pursuit of your materialistic desires. When one gambles they lose focus on what really matters. People who are addicted to gambling strongly desire the feeling of winning more money and material goods. I believe that there's a transcendent nature to all things in life and a lot of the times material things just can't help you get closer to