Self Reliance 5

In this discussion we understood better what Emerson is complaining about. He thinks that one of the hardest thing in life is to be vulnerable. Emerson also introduces us to non-conformity. These non-conformists that Emerson explains have sour faces everywhere and we should not respond to these with another sad face, this would only hurt him more because these sour faces have no real cause.

On of my personal conclusions that i learned from this dialogue was that to stand up or to be firm in front of a mob, we need something to help us stay up, for me that is religion. By this I don't mean religion in the sense of church or christianity, I mean religion in the sense of belief. One needs to believe in themselves and be true to oneself and practice your values, this is what I mean by religion.

Another thing I learned was that we, human beings, distrust ourselves when we learn something new or when we change our opinion in something, because we don't want to be inconsistent. Through this 2 of the most common fears appear: to be inconsistent (with a mob) and to be ourselves.

"To be great is to be misunderstood."