Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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.
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Great point of view. I completely agree that people should have a strong sense of individuality. Also, job at incorporating transcendentalist ideas into this.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, sometimes it's the communities that try to change you into the same people— whether it's intentional because you're too different or unintentional because you want to fit in— but that isn't always the case, is it? As you said, self-reliance is the key to changing that; it creates the independence you need to make your own choices.
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