This week as I reflected back into a time where America was progressing and young minds were being challenged to think for themselves, I deemed that it is still necessary for myself and my fellow students to take the same initiative delivered by Emerson, to be a “Man-thinking” and not just a “thinking man.” I think today, it is especially important that we know how to filter out “dangerous” information presented to us, and voice our opinion and take action on the things we believe to be true.
Emerson’s writing is filled with extensive wisdom presented not only to the American scholars, but also politicians, parents, teachers, etc. He challenges us “to cheer, to raise, and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances” and in his essays, readers find a sense of empowerment and truth in themselves. They build upon this self-truth by obtaining knowledge from nature, books, and experience, and apply it to their lives; in return, they prosper from a self-revival.
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