a dream of mine..

in English class we have been learning about Transcendentalism. in case you might be wondering the top five signs that you might be a transcendentalist are: 

you believe that nature demands the most serious reverence. 

you believe that intuition is more important than logic. 

you believe that ALL knowledge comes from inside-- one does not need the past, the family, or society to act as guides to behavior. 

you believe strongly in a philosophy of individualism and self-reliance. 

you insist that we should follow our instincts wherever they may lead no matter what rules or convention might demand. 

in the process of learning about this we read some pieces from the famous transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. the one we read today in class titled Walden written by Thoreau made me think more than the others. in the book Thoreau describes his experience of living as simple as simple can get. Thoreau spent a time during his life living in a little one room cabin in the woods. he built it on his friend Emerson's land and lived right near a pond. Thoreau lived off the land and wrote much about his experience there. as i was reading this i begin to dream. i began to dream of a time where i could do just as Thoreau did. finding a little cabin in the woods somewhere and living in solitude for a couple months. spending time listening to the birds, writing, watching the sunsets and sunrises, and living as much as i could off the land. taking time to separate myself from the society that adds so much stress to our lives. i wonder how would that experience change me? i am so curious to know. because i believe the more we are in tune with nature the more we will be in awe of God. i envision that time to be a time where God would be my only source of survival. now even though i wouldn't call myself a transcendentalist i do believe taking care and being aware of God's creation is very important. now i ask you what are some of your dreams? do you even take time to dream? 

ill leave you with a quote from Albert Einstein and some pictures....

"look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

Here is a picture of the pond Thoreau lived by. 

This is the one room cabin Thoreau lived in. 

one of Thoreau's quotes....

take care.