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Transcendentalism is non-comformity and individualism, just as shown in the image. 

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Transcendentalism allows people to contribute to society in an eye-opening and positive way by allowing them to follow nature as a guide to reaching a transcended state, finding oneself and being an independent thinker, and being self-reliant in order to encourage mass non-conformism.

"Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs"

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1A. Quote "Where I lived and What I Lived For"

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1A. Quote "Where I lived and What I Lived For"

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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

- Henry David Thoreau

The image above shows the isolation and calmness of the woods where one would not hear the chaos of society, but rather their own thoughts and callings, allowing them to realize that simplicity, in truth, is what truly makes one "live".

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8. Difficulties In Living A Transcended Life

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8. Difficulties In Living A Transcended Life

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A great amount of reliance on our phones does not allow us to live a transcended and simple life.

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In Las Vegas, feeling the heat and viewing the red canyon

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Downtown Sandiego, enjoying a simple 4th of July picnic

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Watching the sunset at La Jolla.

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Transcendentalism allows me to disconnect from my materialistic worries allowing me to be in a calm and carefree state.

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Sia, in her song, sings about living a life of "cheap thrills", relating to the idea that money does not buy happiness.

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Sia - Cheap Thrills (Official Lyric Video) ft. Sean Paul

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4. Poem "Trancendentalism, Where art thee?" 

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4. Poem "Trancendentalism, Where art thee?" 

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O Transcendentalism,
Where art thee?
For us humans are too busy
We wake, but not live
We breath, but it is all in vain
For every second of life we experience,
We are consumed by material
And with every breath we take,
We are left more hollow than ever
Is it such a crime to be unique?
Will the punishment outweigh the joy?
For the joy in individualism is inexplicable, and rare,

Such an accomplishment would be great
If only one were brave
It would be an example to all
It would be a wake-up call
A simple walk in nature is a solution
Let me add that to my resolution
Responsibility allows for no time
And time is ever so rare
Our priorities are disturbed by the loud voices of people here And there
We all share the same bubble
How will we get out of this trouble?

-Einana Zebari

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My verse will be to help people. I am studying to become a cardiac surgeon so that I can help people who require cardiac procedures. My parents have always encouraged me to pursue a medical career and whilst it would be understandable to think that the only reason why I am pursuing it is because of them, it is certainly not true. A while ago, my grandfather was taken to the hospital and we were informed that he had heart failure and that he would require a procedure. He brushed it off and gave it no importance. The day he was discharged, he collapsed and was taken to the hospital via ambulance this time. It was a very scary day, very chaotic. We had thought that it was over. Once he was transported to the hospital, a cardiac surgeon was called over to perform a surgery where she inserted a pacemaker. This experience made me realize the importance of her job and the fear created by it encouraged me to contribute just as she did. Without her, my grandfather wouldn't have been here today.

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Non-Comformity led to freedom among the Dead Poets

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"Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,

Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,

Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)

Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d,

Of the poor results of all, of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me,

Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined,

The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?

Answer.

That you are here—that life exists and identity,

That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse."

-Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman emphasizes the idea of identity in a world of comformity where society forces individuals to submit to the materialistic aspect of the world. This leaves individuals with no sense of free thinking where they cannot maintain the natural conscience they were born with. Instead, they become another agent in society allowing it to function. At the same time, society does not give one thought as to who's shoulders it is standing upon. It is important to be able to indentify the purpose which humans live for, what they need to contribute. Each individual has a verse, but that verse is clouded with societal pressures and resonsibilites where materialism becomes a priority and purpose, our true calling, is thrown aside.

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"These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

As we enter society, our thoughts become entangled in everyone else's. The delicacy of our own conscience is overpowered by the loud and chaotic sound of a society. That is exactly what is shown in the image above, our thought bubble connects with the others, allowing for no uniqueness.

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"The production of a work of art throws a light upon the mystery of humanity. A work of art is an abstract or epitome of the world. It is the result or expression of nature, in miniature. For, although the works of nature are innumerable and all different, the result or the expression of them all is similar and single. Nature is a sea of forms radically alike and even unique. A leaf, a sun-beam, a landscape, the ocean, make an analogous impression on the mind."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty is an inexplicable feeling which can best be described using art such as the image above. There are different forms of beauty but they all lead to one familiar feeling.

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"The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth, becomes part of his daily food. In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The image shows a trapped child such as the inner child trapped inside a man who was become invested in conformity within society. But once that nature has entered the pupils of the eyes, then that sweet, innocent child is released.

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"I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements. You may safely say, A penny for your thoughts, or a thousand pounds."

-Henry David Thoreau

The image shows peacefulness in an environment filled with nature rather than material. Walking through the meadow allows for a more transcended feeling, disconnecting from things that are not real and connecting to those that are.