A good example for a transcendentalist, I think, is my grandpa. My grandparents owned a little piece of land by a lake. They would go up there with some trailers and stay their for a few days, sometimes my family would accompany them. I noticed that my grandma would always like to stay in the trailers or go out walking through unmarked trails. I think she just enjoyed the fresh air. My grandpa would always go into the woods or go out onto the lake with his boat and try to catch some fish. He would usually be quiet and stare at the lake or forest. He would sit out by the fire pit and look at the birds flying around or just close his eyes and listen to the wind blowing though the trees. He always seemed at peace up at the lake. When he would be at home he would always be moving around like if he was cleaning or attempting to bake but end up having grandma interrupt and make the food for him. Up at the lake he always took only how much he needed. If we went into the forest he would always make us cut down the smaller and/or dead trees. He always would point out the rotten logs infested with carpenter ants. He loved to put those logs in the fire so he could hear the popping of ants. My grandpa didn't like to talk about nature he would usually just say, "Just enjoy it."
My grandpa always saw the good in people. He always though that god is everywhere he went. It comforted him. He was always friendly to everyone he met, even if he didn't like them. He saw good in everyone. I don't see how he could do this. Its hard for me to see all of those people who do bad things have god in them. Somehow my grandpa could. My grandpa was almost always smiling. I hardly ever saw him with a frown on his face. When he had a frown you knew you had to clear out.
My grandpa always liked to make things more simpler. He never liked to buy new things. He always wanted things simpler. He wanted to keep his old stuff because it was simple to him. Don't get me wrong is wasn't like he never bought anything new he just like everything how it was. He only bought new things when he absolutely had too, or in other words when my grandma wanted him too.
