Emerson has this special way of thinking and speaking. Based on his Self-Reliance essay, the way Emerson would view the 2016 Presidential Election is all lies. He wouldn't be on either side, Hillary or Donald. He would be glad that they are speaking what they feel and say their opinions out loud. Both candidates say what they think and aren't afraid of what others think. For example, Donald Trump said a lot of crap regarding to immigrants without caring what others think. He would suggest that us as individuals should say what we feel. To not keep anything to ourselves, there are people out there that will listen and not judge you. This world is free to say our opinions out loud. As a community, we should work together to do what's better for us. We should not take things at a whole different level, we should just say what we feel. For example, right now as a community some are going out and protesting because they don't agree with what is happening right now in this world and then there's other people that are getting out of hand.
Emerson would suggest that we learn in our own unique way that we understand in order to pursue our goals. We can't learn the same way as others. Every person in this world has their unique way of learning. We should learn not only the good things but also all the other things there is in this world. In order to be aware of everything we need to know how this world functions. The way he would view our school and career aspirations is in a very different way than others would. He would see us as chicks who are too afraid to hatch out of it shell. Everyone in school don't have the courage to be themselves. They might be too timid or scared to be who they truly are. He would suggest everyone in the high school to do what they want to do, no matter what others think. Everyone in this world is free to know what they want and go for it. Nothing is better in life than to chase your own dreams. Your life is only yours if you make it yours. No one can tell you what to do or what not to do. They're not the ones who are going to live your life for you, so go ahead and choose your path. That's what I think Emerson would say to every single one of us. He would see us going into big careers, careers that will make us someone in life. That will only happen if we actually decide to hatch from our shell. He would tell us not to rely on others and to go ahead with our decisions. This world was meant for people to express what they feel and say what they want.
Emerson's essay is basically about, "be yourself." All that is said is telling you to be yourself. His way of putting things makes it so simple to do it, but in reality it's not. It's not easy to be yourself in a world where everyone tries to put you down every time they see you rising to the top. When Emerson says "yourself" I think he is meaning you as a person. In my opinion, he is trying to grab your attention by saying "yourself." He believes that you "yourself" can make something happen in this world. To be yourself is not that easy as it might look like. Being yourself in this world is a challenge to most, either you accomplish it or you don't. It's an obstacle in life that you have to overcome. When others aren't looking, we tend to be a whole different person and bring out that inner you. We don't act the same when we are with someone as when we are alone. We do stuff that we don't do around others because we know that we won't be judged. We can only be our true selves when there aren't others around to watch and judge, well sometimes. Our true nature is what we do when no one else is watching. Expressing ourselves in this world is not easy, even though at times it might seem like it isn't. We think and feel many things, but sometimes we don't say them out loud. Our thought and feelings need to be heard by others but we're just too afraid to say them. For the same fact that others judge. All we want from this world is for people not to judge and let us be who we truly are. We can't keep on hiding our true selves no more. Emerson can be used as an inspiration to a person's everyday life. We never know what he can impact in a person's life.
In conclusion, all little things have a big meaning to them. We need to learn how to be more open minded and confident. If we really want to get somewhere in life, we have to hatch from our shell and be who we truly are not caring what others think or do. Others won't get us through life, only you as yourself will. We should take in all of what Emerson said and let's not rely on others. We were born into this world to be unique and stand out, not to be like everyone else. Let's stay original!
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