self reliance

elf have, rather you are imposing that your possessions are inferior to theirs and thus you are being ignorant of your own possessions. Emerson also says ‘Express yourself’ ,if you believe that you yourself can’t be depended on , than you can’t rely on others, so u become unconfident in what you do & therefore don’t trust the other person, this effect your moral & has a very negative effect on the human psyche. People will try to keep a distance from you because of the behavior that results from this. In other words Choosing your own destiny, not following one society pick out for you Society dictates many of the personal choices we make, but this one is supposed to be made by you as this has direct effect(s) on you. They make up who you are and you can’t do anything to change what happened, but accept them as they are. He then says that ‘to be great is to be misunderstood’, this ties in with being a non-conformist, as most of the greatest people in record part of 19th and 20th century all were on a different level of thinking, from the people in their time.

He reinforces the concept ‘accept your transcendent destiny’, that you must take yourself, who & what you are; especially the events you experienced as they happened in past & there are unchangeable. Later in time they were considered as symbols of innovation & theoretical thinking & honored by the society in today’s world. Emerson sheds light on the most important of the American dreams ‘Be a non- conformist’ do what you believe is right for you, not what society thinks is right for you.

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. In not accepting, you are not moving along, but rather are stuck in past. but this you have control over, maybe not total control, but enough to make a difference towards your desired destiny. Therefore were misunderstood at that particular time, some even condemned for their talent & thinking. Those who don’t do so, are blinded as to what society has placed them in.