In Walking by Henry David Thoreau begins “I wish to say a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, in contrast to a merely freedom and culture civil, - considering man as an inhabitant, or an integral part of Nature, rather than a member of society”. He goes on to say that walking is not just a workout or a trip to see the scenery, but a crusade to conquer Sainte Terre, the “Holy Land,” which we must “walk like camels.” When Thoreau begins his crusade he continues by saying that when he walks he tries to avoid main roads, any villages and any populated areas to avoid society because the word village comes from the Latin words for street and for vile. He believed that if you have paid your debts, settled all your affairs and are a free man, then you are in for a ride. This article on Walking explains how he thinks not everyone is fit for civilization, but those who are not civilization are destined for higher purposes. That walking does not mean training or seeing the countryside but "walking like a camel". What he means by this is to walk with a conscious mind and contemplate the nature around you. He believes that when we walk in the wrong direction we tend to leave our heads behind the village. It doesn't mean walking in nature to be free, but freeing your mind when walking in nature to escape the world. He brings his philosophical views with him and incorporates them into his journey. Robert Matouzzi's analysis of Ralph Waldo Emerson's The American Scholar concerns the demand for cultural and intellectual independence. He then explains the main influences on what he calls the Thinking Man: nature, history and life as action. “Men have become the tool of their tools.” He treats na...... middle of paper ...... as a discussion of thought to explain how nature and soul, and matter and mind, are linked as a basis for his theory of language, and that language is the vivid image we seek most. In fact, that nature does not exist. "Emerson therefore urges one to achieve unity with nature, to have self-confidence, and, ultimately, to create one's own world." (Yang) In the article "Nature" by Vincent Yang delves into Emerson's thoughts and beliefs. Reading the article gave me a better insight into Emerson and his thoughts on nature. Yang continues to show how Emerson had a philosophical view and that what we all thought was nature is not really the case. I agree with Yang in the sense that Emerson explores idealism to the fullest. Talk about how we don't know our true meaning and the only way to find the answers is through nature and what it has to offer.