I wrote this 6 months ago before I had any idea what transcendentalism was.
In every stage of your life you were tested. Whether it is the 2nd grade spelling test or your driving test, people are constantly testing us against set standards. But aren''t we all unique? Don't we all make our own unique standards of life. So by testing us you are forcing us to rise or fall to the standard. Doesn't this leave us without a sense of individuality. We all are taught and tested on the same things. And by testing us you get results. We can fall short or surpass these generic 'standards'. We leave with our head helds high or shot down to a lower self confidence. Its always about sucess or failure and it never ends. Why do we do this to people? I understand their importance to society. But it leaves people with no self worth. Is there help for them?
2007-12-04 11:49:27 · 3 answers · asked by chaaah! 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
yes
2007-12-04 12:26:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought a trascendentalist was somebody who could meditate deeply and get out of having any icky dentristy work performed.
Just kidding! :-)
2007-12-04 11:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by americansneedtowakeup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should probably read up a bit on transcendentalism, and then decide for yourself.
2007-12-04 12:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋