Nature

5.

I felt that the piece of writing was very beautiful. Both in prose and in meaning. It describes the oneness that has been felt by man with nature since the dawn of time.

"I became a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me..."

This quote stood out to me because of it's vivid description of the almost Nirvana like feeling of pleasure that one derives from being one with nature.

I do however still feel that the philosophies of the rationalists are equally acceptable.

6.

I feel that this reading is a near perfect example of Transcendentalism because of it's focus on nature and the ability of the human spirit, when in contact with nature, to transcend the world that is percieved by the human eye.

"I became a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me..."

This quote exemplifies the feeling of bliss that one enters when in touch with God, or nature as it seems to be in the story.