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“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep.”

-"Where I Lived and What I Lived For"

Be awake and experience life!

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“I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil-to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society.”

-"Walking"

We are a part of nature, we should value it.

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“But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”

-"Nature"

Let's stop and appreciate the vastness of the sky every now and then.

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“The ancient Greeks called the world… beauty.”

-"Beauty"

The world is beautiful.

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“To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,-that is genius.”

-"Self-Reliance"

Make sure to prioritize the individual. (Aka, love yourself!)

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In this poem, Whitman contemplates humanity and its role in the world. He says, “Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,”. Whitman is talking about the foolish portions of mankind, the “foolish”. He questions what the good of people is. What’s the point of their existence? But then he answers his question. “That you are here-that life exists and identity/That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.” Waltman says that
humanity is good because it is here and alive. Each person has his or her own unique and
personal identity, and that’s enough.

The movie, Dead Poets Society, follows a group of boys as they learn to think and learn
for themselves. Robin Williams plays a new poetry teacher at a preparatory school, who has an unusual way of teaching. But this teaching method changes the lives of some of the students, making them appreciate poetry and freedom.

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This club is formed because these kids value being their own person, and not conforming to everyone else.

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My verse, I hope, will be my contributions in writing and art. I want to animate, and have a hand in making a Disney movie. And I want to write books. My books, I hope, will be the more influential of the two things. I want to put themes and symbolism that illustrate my beliefs. Maybe I can change the way certain people understand the world, and the people that live in it.

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I don’t spend enough time

with simply my mind

and the nature that surrounds us.

I get caught up

in my bad luck

and the things that stress me.

Maybe I can start

appreciating the art

that is nature.

The trees.

The grass.

The moon.

The sun.

The dirt.

The clouds.

The drop of water that clings to the rail.

The leaves that twist and dance on the trees.

The ladybug that flits through the air.

What beauty.

What would happen if we all stopped to look?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOHcAc3r2kw

This song connects with transcendentalism because it talks about the importance of self, individualism, poetry, and nature.

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#wishIcouldliveinthetrees

Sometimes I honestly do wish I could live in a forest! It’d be straight out of a fairytale, and so peaceful.

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My homework spot at school.

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Trees near where I sit.

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These three pics show how even though I spend the majority of my time at school, I'm still surrounded by nature.

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Nature is present every day, and a part of our life. It gives us life. Food, water, shelter, air, an atmosphere, and so much more. However, it’s hard sometimes to live a life that appreciates nature.