It means that can you live without the materials you used on a daily basis. For instance, majority of people need a cell phone with them twenty-four seven. It is hard to live without them but if we had none of the materialistic things, we would live peacefully. This relates to a belief which is true wealth is not monetary but based on character. Meaning that money is not about everything but who you really are is very important to others. Even today, we still want more out of technology but we should start to remind ourselves that yourself is more important than other materialistic objects.
Basically, transcendentalism is found everywhere. You may not see it but once you have an understanding of what nature is, you will start to realize it. The song “Imagine” by John Lennon had views about transcendentalism. He wanted others to realize that you are more important and you should not follow others because you are the only one standing for your beliefs. Hopefully other people has realize the importance of