Henry David Thoreau: The Benefits Of Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism, an opposition to the cycle of life, an experience of endless discovery, a voyage of emotion, a triumphant battle to discover yourself, your purpose, and your reality. What if the way we lived was just a vicious cycle, what if we haven't yet lived in the moment, in reality, in a true experience? These ideas build upon a transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau, in which he hated the way the modern world lived, as he believed it was stuck in an everlasting rhythm, too distracted to see clearly, but this was in the late 19th century. How would Thoreau reflect upon our society? We may reflect transcendentalism on our long walks, or even our vacations, but what else do we all reflect as a planet? An explanation can be given through
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Globally, modern society can indubitably benefit from reflecting on the ideas of McCandless and Thoreau, directly through an ability to think freely, to rely on oneself-rely, and live a life to the fullest. Many transcendentalists believed that people reflect too often, the ideas and instructions of someone else, not freely thinking out of the box themselves, or even being fearful of what others may say. Is doing something “wrong”, right if it benefits what you believe? Is saying something “wrong”, right if it is true to your morals. In modern day society our social boundaries are almost non-existent, yet we tend to hide under them, lacking to express ourselves in the way that benefits our morality. Thoreau believed that everyone …show more content…
Imagine how beneficial free thinking can be, how the world can be transformed into a bunch of questions, slowly picking itself up, possibly becoming the perfect place it always strived to be. Free thought can be defined as an unrestricted, endless boundary of thoughts, unaltered by the question of religion, tradition, and authority. Successfully, today's time definitely incorporates free thinking much more then times like the 20th, 19th, and earlier centuries. Today we express ourselves in the matter of opinion, equality, and love, but we are still restricted. LGBTQ has been a crucial movement in modern society as people aren't scared to express themselves and protest for their sexuality, which is a significant improvement from 20th century. Movements on racial discrimination have also improved greatly over the course of decades. America, modernly being one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world,
Globally, modern society can indubitably benefit from reflecting on the ideas of McCandless and Thoreau, directly through an ability to think freely, to rely on oneself-rely, and live a life to the fullest. Many transcendentalists believed that people reflect too often, the ideas and instructions of someone else, not freely thinking out of the box themselves, or even being fearful of what others may say. Is doing something “wrong”, right if it benefits what you believe? Is saying something “wrong”, right if it is true to your morals. In modern day society our social boundaries are almost non-existent, yet we tend to hide under them, lacking to express ourselves in the way that benefits our morality. Thoreau believed that everyone …show more content…
Imagine how beneficial free thinking can be, how the world can be transformed into a bunch of questions, slowly picking itself up, possibly becoming the perfect place it always strived to be. Free thought can be defined as an unrestricted, endless boundary of thoughts, unaltered by the question of religion, tradition, and authority. Successfully, today's time definitely incorporates free thinking much more then times like the 20th, 19th, and earlier centuries. Today we express ourselves in the matter of opinion, equality, and love, but we are still restricted. LGBTQ has been a crucial movement in modern society as people aren't scared to express themselves and protest for their sexuality, which is a significant improvement from 20th century. Movements on racial discrimination have also improved greatly over the course of decades. America, modernly being one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world,