Nature

by

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Transparent Eyeball

Emerson explains that, when he’s in nature, he “become[s] a transparent eyeball”—a symbol that holds several layers of significance. The “transparent eyeball” represents the value of intuition and having personal experiences in nature; the interconnectedness…

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