"Do not seek answers outside yourself" (self reliance)

This is the main idea of Waldo's philosophy. He thinks that a man should learn to express himself. Being yourself will help you to solve the problems of your life. We need to trust ourselves in order to improve our life, like all great men have done. Self-reliance stems from within deep in our soul which is the pillar of our personal po

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from with in, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages."

The soul is the creative essence, while all of creation, including art which is human unity with natural things, is said to as Nature. In Nature the soul sees the picture of its own pure essence manifest, seeing beauty, truth, and justice in its laws. Nature in life teaches the understanding, is a practicing for the intellect in learning how to deal with life's problems. From Emerson's transcendental (a word I had to learn its meaning in order to understand Waldo's theory) view the natural figures are also symbols of spirituals facts or philosophy. That by interacting with nature people learn not only what is practical but also what is good;

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