i think that i will write my essay on self discovery. im not sure if it is ok to write about what i got out of emmersons work and what i want to do with it in my life. but i feel like after reading others' posts this topic will be good. i want to think about emmerson's ideas and then write a reflection. i feel like there is work that i do in my life that is in strong alignment with emmerson. i love what he has to say and i would like to share what i feel happens in a more realistic context.
emmerson wrote a long time ago and he was facing a different reality. now we have so many issues to and extreem. to live the life emmerson wants you to live you would have to put yourself through extreem discomfort. also every person in socioty today has to maintain a life and a job and other things. complete solitude isn't really an option. i want to write about self discovery and some of emmerson's other ideas in a modern doable approach.
I feel that you could definitely elaborate on emerson's view on self discovery because he does speak of letting man find himself (self discovery) while tuning into nature. "...If a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds will separate between him and what he touches." Also, "To Go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society." This is a quote that I feel relates to someone finding their true self.
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