Los Angeles
By: Kevin • Essay • 408 Words • May 8, 2010 • 1,335 Views
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is not the filthy, over-crowded and uncultured city to which it is often portrayed. The city possesses much beauty and awe that one can find picturesque and admirable if he is willing to change his mental and visual perspective. For example, by removing oneself from life's hectic demands and taking time to truly dive into the city's luminescent glow can an individual experience this unwavering position.
The attractiveness of Los Angeles comes second, and often times, is blocked by unenthusiastic thinking. To further clarify, the exotic nature of the "City of Angels," at times, seems lost amongst our busy day. We often forget how to determine and judge natural beauty because of this and we further influence negative, counterproductive thinking. Author Henry David Thoreau noticed this in the crowds in which he associated. In the wake of this discovery, he, for two full years, lived at Walden Pond, a cabin settlement secluded from society and industrialization. It is there he discovered the exuberant effect that positive thinking had on his soul; he began to understand and love nature. Take the classic case of the "half full, half empty" scenario and how positive thinking people notice a "half full" limitless opportunity and negative thinkers find themselves at a dead end because they lack imaginative and constructive vision. To see Los Angeles for its grandness is to see Los Angeles with a positive perspective. And it is that optimistic, mental