Write a well-formed paragraph on the central ideas found in the excerpt from Emerson's essay "Nature." Your paragraph should have at least four sentences and contain key details.

The author discusses the concepts of society, or association with other people, and solitude, or being alone, in this essay. He extols the virtues of solitude, implying that private meditation leads to enlightenment. People should strive to truly see nature and use it to make a connection to the Universal Being. Both nature and human beings are part of the divine. Nature doesn't exist for its own sake; it is just a symbol of the spiritual world. The fact that nature is accessible every day causes people to overlook its spiritual dimensions.