The assignment is to read an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is long.
Anyways, I am supposed to talk about one or two lines that I like out of it.
...
Ok here it goes:
"The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit. The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood."
In these few lines, I feel like Emerson is professing much of what Eustace Conway believes. Eustace wanted people to be open-minded, to love nature. As Emerson says, "all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence." It also kind of refers to nature and men as equals, or having a relationship of some sort when he talks about nature reflecting the man's wisdom and childhood. I think that this passage is also interesting because it talks about wise men never getting bored with nature. That there's always something new to find or enjoy. Nature isn't like a movie that turns out the same way no matter how many times you've watched it. Its more like an adventure that ends only when you decide.
Well, unless of course you're stranded in the middle of the desert and die.
But we'll just overlook that for now.
0 comments:
Post a Comment