;(616). From this first chapter we can tell that Emerson had an almost insatiable love of nature, he believed that god was all around us, in our fields, our forests, and our rivers. The second chapter of Nature is entitled Commodity. In Commodity Emerson is ranking all the advantages which our senses owe to nature. He describes them as a temporary benefit and not ultimate like the service to the soul.(617) Emerson asks, “What angles invented these splendid ornaments, these rich conveniences, this ocean or air above, this ocean of water beneath.”(617) His question is answered by his later writings in Commodity where he discusses his belief that nature is a ministry to man and all the parts or nature work into each others hands for the profit of man. Emerson concludes Commodity with the phrase, “a man is fed, not that he may be fed, but that he may work.” This statement summarizes Commodity and the perseverance involved in attaining his transcendental goal of peace in nature. Beauty is the third and longest chapter in Nature. In this chapter Emerson expresses his love on all things natural. The first sentence in this chapter is, “A nobler want of man is served by nature, namely, the love of Beauty.”(618) This sentence summarizes what Beauty is about. Richardson wrote, “His feelings for nature was already intense. He was his when the persistent spring clouds gave way to the blue skies of June. Emerson loved the picturesque glitter of a summer's morning landscape." (Richardson 125) Emerson compares himself to most other people who don’t appreciate the beauty in nature by writing, “The inhabitants of cities suppose that the country landscape is pleasant only half the year. I please myself with the graces of the winter scenery.” This quote makes it seem that Emerson wants to share his enlightenment with the people of the city who are not as in touch with the spiritu...
