In Thoreau's Walden, chapter The Pond, Thoreau details the mystic, almost life (human character) of Nature and his internal synch with it. This linking is much different than connecting with humans, which he labels (the philosophies). In essences One individual while in Nature can live and learn, with the natural mistakes and errors that extend the human psyche and because it's all within nature, all comes to a synch (Chi) with God the creator of nature. Whereas in the human created civilization, the mistakes and errors made by humans try to live up to the expectations of others in a stratified structure of competition, only adds to duress by which synching with God becomes more difficult. These stresses never seem to occur in nature. Thus he comes to understand that by using man's wit, in Nature all is doomed. Whereas as using man's spirit/soul in nature, much is extended and life becomes more engaging.
He details the extension from the physical reality the earth and its natural blended elements of the ponds, trees, animals and the natural curves of the hills/mountains that are all nature: nothing is geometric and planned as in human reality. He states, Nature finds a way of ..."washing away man". Thus symbolism of dust in the wind, is what becomes of man effort in the natural environment.
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