Nature

 

 

“A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss.”    ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature

 

Nature is beautiful and I chose this picture because well, this is nature. It's bright, full of life and is also a part or transcendentalism in the sense of nature is just like us. We are apart of the same creation and have moods just like nature. Sometimes we actually act according to nature for example if its sunny we are happy and loveable as to if its raining we are sleepy and tired.

 

I chose the quote for two reasons first, because Ralph Emerson is one Transcendentalist that always seems to have deep and meaningful quotes. Second, is that this quote caught my eye for many reasons. The quote to me meant that you should have some self-confidence in your thought connecting with a major branch of Transcendentalism. He is saying not to be afraid when you come to a moment in your life that you need to look in your heart to find the truth. The real truth.

Free Thought

 “If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.” ― Benjamin Franklin 

 

 The reason for me choosing the image above is because I felt that it represented free thought perfectly. The kid is standing there looking not only normal but also quite boring yet in the inside of his head you can see a fish in with color and that to me felt like free thought because of the water in his head. To me this represented a fill of knowledge that cannot be seen by the judgment of his appearance.

 

 The quote to me meant that we as individuals should think outside the box and not only think as intellectuals but also become independent In our thinking.

 Confidence

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.” ― Tupac Shakur

 

I chose this picture because it shows confidence in a clear condition and in the background words that are more blurry and almost unreadable. This to me meant that you should not mind about the words that come from around but actually listen to yourself, don't mind what others say that is negative, and to show confidence.

 

The reason I chose the quote is because personally I'm real musical person and this is the most legendary Hip-Hop artist in history. Of course this is my opinion. This quote to me represented that you need confidence to be able to carry out what is needed to feel accomplished . Never surrender to me was like Tupac saying not to mind what others say again as I said in the first explanation.