Nature Essay

I had a great experience in nature on Sunday, October 7, 2007. After church, I got in my golf-cart and rode into the woods. I found my deer-stand and climbed up into it and just sat there. I didn't use a chair, I lay there as the cool breeze kissed my cheeks, and looked up at the trees with the rays of sunlight percieng through the branches, and the bird nests and the baby birds up there looking for there mommy's. At that time, I felt like nothing was wrong in the world. I watched the birds fly gracefully, and the squirrels run fast. It was one of the most relaxing experiences I've ever had. It is similar to the way that Emerson and Thoreau described their experiences.
In Emerson's essay, he says, "...will separate between him and vulgar things." This is exactly the way I felt when I sat there in solitude. I felt like there were no outside disturbances in the world that could possibly catch my attention or distract me. I didn't think about what was going on in the world or what I was going to do when I went back to the house. I only thought about what I was doing at that exact moment, and what was around me.
In Thoreau's experience, he lived in solitude for two years. He says, " I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." I felt exactly the way that Thoreau feels. When I was laying there, I only thought about God's creation and how beautiful it is. I felt like I was closer God and I had heard everything he had to say to me.
Emerson and Thoreau both wrote about their experiences in nature. I feel like my experience was very similar to theirs because I was in solitude just like them. I even had the same feelings as they did, such as feeling closer to God. If Emerson and Thoreau were still alive, I would definitely go into the woods with them.