"Its going to storm, it looks really bad." he shouted.

"Listen Dave, I need you to be still and try not think of the pain." Chris shrieked.

"Can someone please get me something to soak up the blood?! Oh my God!" Chris demanded.

"Stop staring!" shouted the bearded guide.

"Am I going to die?" cried Dave.

"No you wont die!" the guide screamed.

"He's going to die, look at that thick puddle of blood. I've never seen that much blood." The other boys whisper amongst themselves.

Just then, one of the younger boys bends his head over and began vomiting on the trail, leaving a hot, moist, putrid odor lingering in the air. That began the misery that nearly ended seven innocent lives on a hiking trip to Eerie Mountain. This was my first personal proof that there is a God. And that we are all linked in some way.

"I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.

Ralph Waldo Emerson believed in the concept of the Oversoul which is described as an ultimate spiritual unity encompasses all exist

As a child, I was taught to be more realistic and to not just accept things as they appear. In life I've learned that everyone will try to influence you to believe what they believe. For the most part, I am a listener, but to those who truly know me, could tell you I also am a questioner. I try to controvert all beliefs that people tell me and search for all proof to back those statements up. And usually I notice that they have no evidence that their convictions are valid. This is maybe perhaps why I ask lots of question: because too many people believe in the wrong things for the wrong reasons and I, like Emerson believe that it is actually better to be different.

Self Reliance by Emerson challenges us as a society to be individual, and not worry about fitting in or winning someone else's praise. This idea is a perfectly logical notion. Emerson believed that the world is based on conformity. He thought that people are too afraid to be themselves and to voice their opinions and ideas. Emerson thinks we should trust our higher instincts before reverting back to what would be more acceptable. Self Reliance teaches us to trust ourselves and to believe that what is inside although not common can still be admired. This idea of Emersons' demands our society to start questioning things and developing our own theories.

Whenever I think of the name Ralph Waldo Emerson, the word that comes to mind is brave. I even compare him to myself in that he is very aware of the permeation of God. For those who don't believe in God because of no "scientific proof" are

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