I Celebrate Myself

In my opinion, the most important values of transcendentalism are individuality, self reliance, and self appreciation. The transcendentalists believe that only when people are true to themselves, follow what they love and who they are, they form a true community. I agree with this idea, you can't have a real community if everyone is the same. People need to have their own opinions, ideas and beliefs. Having   different ideas and outlooks on life is beneficial to a community, people can learn from each other and grow. If everybody thought the exact same way about everything, nothing would change and no progress, positive or negative, would be made. In addition to individuality, the transcendentalists believed people must be self reliant. I also agree with this idea. I think that it is important for one to know that they are capable of being self reliant, even if they don't  necessary have to be. In order to be a self reliant individual, one has to have self appreciation and celebrate themselves. I think to celebrate yourself means to value your opinions and to be self confident.