Wednesday, November 6, 2019

On self reliance notes part 3

•You have to genuinely be good, not just pretend to be good
•Nothing is allast sacred but the integrity of your own mind
•resist people who try to change you
•goodness must have an edge to it
•question when giving kindness? Don’t just give in
•people who are bad act like good people
•don’t just exist but live
•you are good so just be you
•it’s not true that everyone has a unique true?

                                 “For nonconformity the world whips you with displeasure”

Emerson wants us to not let others change us and influence us, he believes that we are kind in narure and wants us to act in kind, however he doesn’t want us to simply be kind he wants us to question weather our act of kindness are truly helping someone.

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