n of love and understands the deceptive nature of desire when he states the following: "What we love, that we have, but by desire we bereave ourselves to the love" (1137). Imitation is a result of jealousy. "This indicates how the dynamics of desire lead to forfeiture of rightful ownership and weakness of power" (Joswick 517). We should instead be happy for others and be satisfied and proud of what we own. His reference to suicide creates a powerful link between imitation and losing one's identity. Emerson thought that our loved ones should accept us as we are, and that this would make us happier. If we continuously concentrate on other's material belongings, we lose a piece of what makes us what we are.
             Furthermore, he believed that when doing a job or engaging in work, in order for us to be satisfied, we will need to put in a one hundred percent effort. Nobody knows what we are capable of
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