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Living in the situation above is one way of returning to a "Spartan simplicity of life," like Thoreau councils.

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"Our life is like a German Confederacy, made up of petty states, with its boundary forever fluctuating, so that even a German cannot tell you how it is bounded at any moment. The nation itself, with all its so- called internal improvements, which, by the way are all external and superficial, is just such an unwieldy and overgrown establishment, cluttered with furniture and tripped up by its own traps, ruined by luxury and heedless expense, by want of calculation and a worthy aim, as the million households in the land; and the only cure for it, as for them, is in a rigid economy, a stern and more than Spartan simplicity of life and elevation of purpose." -Henry David Thoreau

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By emphasizing how walking helps a person distance themselves from society, Thoreau shows the tenet of return to nature and individuality, shown in the picture.

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"If you would go to the political world, follow the great road, follow that market-man, keep his dust in your eyes, and it will lead you straight to it; for it, too, has its place merely, and does not occupy all space. I pass from it as from a bean field into the forest, and it is forgotten. In one half-hour I can walk off to some portion of the earth's surface where a man does not stand from one year's end to another, and there, consequently, politics are not, for they are but as the cigar-smoke of a man." -Henry David Thoreau

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The person in this picture is in the woods, partaking of the effects described by Emerson below that show the transcendental values of returning to nature.

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" In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life,–no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground,–my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space,–all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball. I am nothing. I see all.  -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The landscape above shows nature's true beauty, and how all things are intertwined, like Emerson's emphasis on this fact, relating heavily to the Oversoul.

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"The world thus exists to the soul to satisfy the desire of beauty. This element I call an ultimate end. No reason can be asked or given why the soul seeks beauty. Beauty, in its largest and profoundest sense, is one expression for the universe. God is the all-fair. Truth, and goodness, and beauty, are but different faces of the same All." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The man in the image is putting himself first, and being alone, which shows the value of individuality and self reliance like Emerson.

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"What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I find this poem, along with the movie, to be very tear-jerking, while also very very uplifting. In Whitman's poem, he describes the nature that we live in, and asks a question, one that I relate very deeply to. He gives his answer, that we "may contribute a verse," to life, which I find very uplifting and inspirational. This is echoed in the movie with the motto "Carpe Diem," and the actions of the characters. I find both of these pieces to be very uplifting in nature, and they inspire me to live my life to the fullest.

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Neil truly followed his dreams and rebelled against what his father had pressured him into doing, acting in the play, showing the values of individualism and rejection of tradition in transcendentalism.

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In this poem of our lives, I will contribute my whole soul and being to the world. I will contribute my intellect towards my field of study, most likely in business or medical. I will vie to make advancements to the world we live in, in order to make the world a better place. But, above all, I will be a light unto others. I will be a guide, a teacher, a counselor, to all, no matter the circumstance. I will give my counsel to all that ask, from children, to friends, colleagues, even those above me. I will bring peace and positivity with me wherever I may go, lifting others up with me. I am hoping to leave a message of perseverance and compassion behind with me. I also would like to spread a message about the nature of society today, specifically that it has a lot of areas to improve.

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The pail referenced in the poem is illustrated here.

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Drowning in my sorrow

Falling, deeper still into my despair

It had become too much

Far too hard to bear

Like a pail so desperately vying to stay filled

With holes plaguing it’s effort, unbeknownstly there

The water, draining, slowly until it’s dry

So was I, attempting vainly to regain my strength,

Dry, descending immeasurably, giving into the desperation of life

Exhausted,  I was left but one option: return

To her, her embrace like a warm summer evening

Her touch, igniting fire within my soul,

Spreading from the point of contact to my entire being

Like wildfire, my skin crawling, aching for more

Her eyes, brown, like the fantastical hue of leaves of oak in autumn,

The feelings behind them no less grand

These attributes akin to no other,

Were my home, my true tranquility.

She filled me, fully, effortlessly plugging my pail

Engulfing me until I permeated with perfect placidity

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In this song, it takes an alien abduction for the protagonist to realize the beauty of the Earth, and realize that he truly does belong, reflecting the tenet of returning to nature in transcendentalism.

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#MeBeforeWe has been modeled after the transcendental tenet/value of individualism, and emphasizes the need to put ourselves first, above all other things.

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The luscious green scenery of Oahu helped me realize how small I truly was in the universe, but also emphasized the importance of my life, since I was given a chance to live in this beautiful place, following the ideals of transcendentalism.

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Floating in the crystal blue ocean brings calmness to my mind, and helps me to truly find peace, as transcendentalism echoes.

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In Hawaii, I found myself transcending often, especially on the tranquil shores of Waikiki.

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Through appreciating nature in transcendentalism, we can become better people, but modern advancement plagues our efforts to do so, by destroying landscapes.

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The picture shows that nature can be a teacher, which echoes the ideas of the transcendentalist movement and its tenets that are nature based.

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Throughout the transcendental movement, Emerson emphasized the importance of nature’s teaching’s of how to find perfect solitude, not covet, and think clearer, on an individual’s life, Thoreau emphasized the need for individuality and self reliance, and both combined their ideas to show the benefits of becoming a self thinker, such as advancing society and giving us the power to become “irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight.”

Quotes:
"I become a transparent eye-ball. I am nothing. I see all.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members."- Henry David Thoreau