This image embodies the elements of Thoreau's saying above because it shows an individual trying to simplify their life as much as possible and not having several complications and/or conflicts to deal with, which is what Thoreau encourages society to follow.

The image above relates to the quote from Thoreau's "Walking" because it shows one of the thousands of people who are constantly being overworked and not having time for themselves; the image along with the quote help to emphasize the importance of simplifying one's things to do and not being overstimulated from certain things (such as work).

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The image above connects to the excerpt because it provides a visual of what Emerson desires for people to do after reading his work; he believes that someone connecting with nature can help benefit someone, which is similar in how the quote argues that nature can severely create a sense of "delight" and/or pleasure that can positively impact someone.

The image above connects with the quote because both show an emphasis of nature in human existence; Emerson explains how much of an influence nature has on things such as on society, which is similar to how the image displays nature and makes it seem like it is filling up the earth and metaphorically influencing billions of people.

The excerpt above relates to the transcendentalist concepts of self-reliance and an importance of the individual because it asserts that when people aren't independent and constantly being bombarded with ideas that they don't agree with, it can cause someone to be limited from what they wish to say (which is a major part of what self-reliance is all about).

This captivating scene relates to transcendentalism because it shows the effects of an individual not prioritizing themselves and constantly conforming to what society considers the norm and it helps to emphasize the need for someone to complete these things.

Changing everything I do has made me nothing but tired.

Why should I comply with society's beauty standards? 

Why should I manipulate my values into the current principles of society?

Why should I be silenced from expressing my true, authentic self? 

Why should I be the moth to the flame that we call society?

Have people not heard from the intellectuals' views of Emerson and Thoreau?

Yet we as a whole continue to trap ourselves in society’s expectations.

We constantly live for what society wants, but society should live for what we want.

It isn’t fair to be required to drastically transform ourselves into these unrecognizable beings. 

With some of the everlasting restrictions of society being mentioned, modification is evident. 

Change of these inconsiderable philosophies is necessary before its harm becomes permanent.

We need to be confident in ourselves.

We need to express ourselves the way we wish to.

We need to reform the archaic and unjust beliefs that society considers to be “correct”.

We need to stop having change control us, but instead have us control change.

It’s unfortunate that generations before have had to deal with society’s chronic nagging.

Being the puppets that these unreasonable standards enjoy to mess with is cruel.

Our generation unfortunately deals with this issue now,

But with time comes change, and with our help, we can end this misery.

As shown in the image, AI and some technological advancements can make people lazy when doing certain tasks and it prevent then from following the transcendentalist tenets of self-reliance and interacting with nature.

Quotes:

1. "Both of these examples of nature being added into people’s lives as well as Thoreau;s anecdote and reasoning of living “deliberately” with nature help to show how nature is able to purify and cleanse the mind of an individual and can greatly help to deal with several issues and conflicts that occur in life."

2. "As Thoreau explains how an individual is constantly having to identify and associate with what his government wants, it helps to show how several governments and/or higher powers limit people’s personal freedom and important of the individual (themselves)"

3. "Emerson’s metaphorical analogy of society being a “joint-stock company” elaborates on how society’s ideas are constantly created/based upon millions of people and never value the individual and their opinions/rights."