At this point, he claims that he had more faith in individuals than in God. In Nature he says: “Standing on the bare ground – with one's head bathed in the joyful air and elevated into infinite space – all petty selfishness disappears. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see everything; the currents of universal being flow through me” (Emerson). Emerson says he is God and God is nature. It is the concept of “on the soul” which states that nature, God and humanity together create happiness. The people of La Salle today are strongly influenced by religion. This is what La Salle was founded on and we continue to pray before each class. He compares religion to nature education: “We probably have no unanswered questions to ask. We must trust in the perfection of creation to the point of believing that whatever curiosity the order of things has awakened in our minds, the order of things can satisfy it” (Emerson). Emerson wanted people to understand that they could find a materialistic answer to every question they asked of God (the Bible). However, many students do not realize that religion extends outside of school and church. God can be found everywhere in nature. Today's students are unimpressed by the nature around them. They don't have the same respect for the opportunity to walk in nature. If Emerson had been transported in time to