Transcendentalism

Transcendentalism was a spiritual movement in the 1820's/30's and it came about through many authors and new writing innovation. A couple of these transcendentalist authors were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller. These people mostly believed that every person has a goodness inside of them and that society has corrupted us. Many of their writing styles revolved around the themes of nature and self reliance. I have a few different takes on their beliefs.

I do believe in self-reliance and self-trust, but I also believe that this would only be a possible society in an ideal world. The ugly truth is, that many people reject the idea of trusting their self. I also believe that many people would have a hard time listening to one mans inner judgement(heart) instead of a Jury's justice. I also had a hard time comprehending the righteousness or the fairness of that kind of trial.

I believe that most people have a goodness inside of them. I also believe that society is some what corrupt. I do not believe however, that society corrupts us. If we created society, that is corrupt, then we ourselves must also be corrupt. So if we have goodness inside then society must also have a goodness.

I am somewhere in between being a transcendentalist and not. I believe in self-reliance, self-trust, self-love but, I believe it would only work in an ideal world. I do believe in their new writing innovations; very creative/deep and thought provoking. I do not believe that everyone has goodness in them, sometimes there is just that one person. I also do not believe that all of society has corrupted us, most of it probably has, but society can do/has done some good (ex:saving lives). Transcendentalism isn't for everyone, and I am one of the people who could have stood in the middle of this one.