Conscious of the spiritual significance of the natural world, young painters should "go to Nature in all singleness of heart…having no other thoughts but how best to penetrate her meaning, and remember her instruction; rejecting nothing, selecting nothing, and scorning nothing".
And then his dry voice filled like a sail and became good-humored and natural and young.
These are significant achievements, yet it is completely natural that young people, especially those who are obtaining things their parents never had, should desire more.
But scratch beyond the hype and natural excitement young players attract, and the truth is few are consistently good enough to have earned such a reputation so early.
The assumption that extreme ambition and avarice are natural for young and old alike and that moneymaking schemes take precedence over all else looms over this story like a noxious cloud.
"After 9/11, we suddenly had emerging all these perfect heroes, who stood against bin Laden, the perfect villain," he said, observing that Zadroga was also a natural icon: young, the first to die, a father.
In an age filled with austerity and uncertainty about jobs and property, it seems only natural that young people would look for something cheap and comforting to do, and baking fits that bill magnificently.
He sounded natural among young people: to Siobhan, 25, who wondered why people say a Lib Dem vote is a wasted one, he said, "They say that 'cos they don't want stuff to change".
"The president believes peaceful protests are legitimate and proper for a democracy and that it is natural for young people to demonstrate," said Helena Chagas of the president's office.
