s occurring only when men are aptly responsive to the experience of nature. ..all natural objects make a kindred impression when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance....To speak truly, Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. Experience demonstrates that the system of illusions that is so prevalent, shuts us in a prison of glass which we cannot see. There is an optical illusion about every person we meet. In this sense, man is able to see nature as an extension of his own emotions and experiences, but this vision is also limited. We are limited by our subjective perception, and have difficulty viewing nature beyond our own experience....
