Emerson First Response

After I finished reading from Ralph Emerson’s Nature, I found that Chapter 1 was very intriguing to me. I must confess that this was some of the most mind wrenching literature I have ever read, and I found Shakespear to be somewhat difficult, but what made me so fascinated were the quotes that Emerson wrote.“Man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature.” This quote truly spoke to me as when translated, it means that man holds the glory of nature within all of us, even though we can’t touch it, we still all have it. Another quote that just jumped right out at me was,” The sky is less grand as it shuts down over less worth in the population.” This quote when translated means that as we humans grow and our technology advances to new levels, we stop paying attention to the wonder that sparked the inventions, only the inventions matter now. With all of the splendors of nature around us, when did a blooming rose become less interesting then a new iPod? Time will only tell.