I am not a complete transcendentalist, because being so would be conforming. Transcendentalists do not conform to groups or society so I guess I am a transcendentalist. But by not conforming I am conforming, along with all the others who are not conforming. I have my own beliefs on life, a little transcendentalist and a little bit not. I believe in personal thought and self reliance. I feel that I have to trust myself. I love nature and I live close to it. I always reject the past. I do not think about the past and if I do not like the past, if there is even the slightest amount of discomfort with the past, it never happened. I live in the moment and for today. I do not believe that you have to go to church to have a relationship with god, but I don’t believe the only way is through nature and personal. I do not think I have to go live by a pond for two years like Thoreau. I am not an extremist. I think I am a transcendentalist within reason. To me, sometimes it feels like transcendentalists go to extremes, but everything is not what it seems. You can live a transcendentalist lifestyle without having to go out into wilderness wearing one shirt and living on six weeks of pay. There is no need for torturing yourself. Just live with what you need to live safely and healthily. Give back to the community and share your knowledge. Spread the word of the happy lifestyle you live. Be an artist. Create. Imagine. Think not enough and over think. Mess up. Do it perfectly. Do not just sit there and learn. Discover until you are out of discoveries. Most importantly, “Know thyself”. This is your life motto. Live it.
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