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"The millions are awake enough for physical labor; but only one in a million is awake enough for effective intellectual exertion, only one in a hundred millions to a poetic or divine life." - Henry David Thoreau

The image above reflects upon Transcendentalism as it explains the rarity of having an individual with a truly Transcendent life, implying that the one-in-a-million individual is more advanced spiritually, and intellectually, than others.

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"Living much out of doors, in the sun and wind, will no doubt produce a certain roughness of character—will cause a thicker cuticle to grow over some of the finer qualities of our nature, as on the face and hands, or as severe manual labor robs the hands of some of their delicacy of touch. So staying in the house, on the other hand, may produce a softness and smoothness," - Henry David Thoreau

The image above shows the importance of walking, which is considered to be a primary method of achieving a pure transcendent lifestyle, and the fact that the man is the only one walking in the image shows how rare it is in today's society.

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"In the woods, is perpetual youth. Within these plantations of God, a decorum and sanctity reign, a perennial festival is dressed, and the guest sees not how he should tire of them in a thousand years. In the woods, we return to reason and faith." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the image above, the importance of the relationship between nature and Transcendentalism is shown, which is achieved by highlighting the people's appreciation of nature, putting them in a transcendent light, and isolating them from anyone else.

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" 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. What is common to them all, — that perfectness and harmony, is beauty." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The beauty of nature as seen in the image reflects upon Transcendentalism as it is shown in perfectness, harmony, and beauty, showing how nature brings out true appreciation within someone, allowing for a transcendent lifestyle.

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"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The idea of self-reliance as seen in the image reflects upon the importance of individualism shown in the tenets of Transcendentalism, which state that individualism and trusting yourself is a much more efficient way of achieving a transcendent lifestyle than relying on others.

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Walt Whitman's poem,"O Me! O Life!", goes in-depth regarding the meaning of life. In my opinion, the poem is one of the most powerful literary works of all time, despite its length. As I read through the poem, I didn't think much of its significance, as the beginning primarily goes through the problems and obstacles humans face, allowing them to question their meaning. Whitman then transitioned, by simply saying, "Answer", implying that the next lines would be the answer to the questions asked before. Whitman then states in the next two lines, "That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play, goes on, and you may contribute a verse.", to me, this was extremely powerful, as it covers why we're here, to contribute a verse, to help, "the powerful play", carry on.

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The above image GIF shows the importance of carpe diem throughout the movie, as the GIF depicts how meaningless it was to them at the beginning, how they only knew the definition, but as the movie progresses, and they learn more in their poetry class, they slowly unveil the true, deeper meaning of the phrase, changing their lifestyles towards a more transcendent one.

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For the time I am a part of the powerful play, I will contribute to the world through my passion for helping others. My verse will be achieved through my pharmaceutical studies. I will attend a university, and maintain a kind heart throughout my experience, which will be used to help others following my studies. After I become a pharmacist, I will make it my duty to exceed all expectations, by being an extremely kind soul inside my work environment, and outside, while creating new things in order to assist in the advancement of medicine, impacting many lives. If I am to become a husband, I will make sure to be devoted, loving, and caring individual to my partner. If I am to have children, I will be nothing but the best father they could ask for, while ensuring they have the best life with the best experiences. After I complete all of my goals, I will want to be remembered as a good soul, who not only accomplished things for his own verse but accomplished things to help with others' verses, while helping advance the powerful play with my advances in science, and medicine.

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The bright lamp shines up part of the darkroom,

The bright lamp ignores its dark surroundings,

The bright lamp focuses on itself, and only its direct surroundings,

The bright lamp lights up by itself,

The bright lamp does not rely on others for help

The bright lamp assists in enlightening the environment

The bright lamp, however, knows that there will always be darkness

The bright lamp always stays on,

The bright lamp is the most necessary thing in the darkroom.

Who in this darkened world, will be the bright lamp?

This bright lamp must come forward, as humanity needs them,

Without its enlightenment, the world is doomed,

Without its self-reliance, the world will have no inspiration,

Without its great thinking, the world will have no ideas,

Without its greatness, the world will enter darkness,

Without the lamp, what will we do to avoid this darkness?

Without our lamp, surely our world will enter chaos!

Until the realization, the bright lamp is in each one of us,

But has been locked away by the darkness that surrounds it.

And it relies on us to break it free.

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A prime example of modern-day Transcendentalism lies in Kendrick Lamar's album," Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers", which portrays multiple tenets in a multitude of ways. An example can be seen in Lamar's song, "Mirror", in which he talks about the pressure that has been placed on him as he was considered to be the people's hero, after the success of his previous albums, but instead chose to focus on his own life instead of, "saving", other people, which can be seen with the prominent line in the song," Sorry I didn't save the world, my friend, I was too busy building mine again."

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#transcendiem shows how the tenets of transcendentalism allowed me to take control of my life, or seize the day, and live my best life.

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As I read the book in the calmness of nature, I come to be one with myself, clearly connecting myself to the movements of transcendentalism

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As I meditate in nature, I experience true solitude, and I hear the voice inside of me, that I do not regularly hear, meaning I have transcended along with the nature in front of me.

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As I look onto the beauty of the nature in front of me, I gain a sense of appreciation for it, as I connect to the tenets of transcendentalism.

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The normalization of greed is one of the most common factors that people are blinded from having a transcendent lifestyle, as they are focused on their jobs, instead of themselves.

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People become self-reliant with the emotions, and experiences they have with nature, these emotions and experiences can be seen in the image above.

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Transcendentalism teaches people to become self-reliant by giving the people experiences and emotions, that they in turn use in order to help benefit society as a whole.

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1." On the beach at night alone, As the old mother sways her to and fro singing her husky song,

As I watch the bright stars shining, I think a thought of the clef of the universes and of the future. " - Whitman

2." Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both. It is necessary to use these pleasures with great temperance. " -Emerson

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3." I perceive that, when an acorn and a chestnut fall side by side, the one does not remain inert to make way for the other, but both obey their own laws, and spring and grow and flourish as best they can, till one, perchance overshadows and destroys the other. If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man." -Thoreau

4."Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events." - Emerson

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5. "I seek rather, I may say, even an excuse for conforming to the laws of the land. I am but too ready to conform to them. Indeed, I have reason to suspect myself on this head; and each year, as the tax-gatherer comes around" - Thoreau

6." Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world. "