Envy Is Ignorance That Imitation Is Suicide Summary

"envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide", This quote comes from Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and in Self-reliance he talks about how a person should always be himself ,and that a person should not conform to what society wants them to be, also that if someone wants to be great he will be misunderstood by a lot of peoples opinions. I personally agree with most of his views, with the first point I mostly do agree with that if a person is trying to be someone else then they're not going to be happy but with the second point I disagree completely that a person doesn't need to conform with society because if that community isn't as big and as diverse a person will probably not fit in, My opinion on the third and final point is that
The second point that Emerson said is people should not conform to their own society and just be themselves because that’s what god intended for us to be is unique in our own way but if we all conform to society we all become the same person and that takes away our individuality, and we know this because in this quote he says "Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you" and what he means by that is that anyone should trust themselves and be who they are and that each persons heart vibrates a different way. The third and final point that Ralph Emerson makes is that it is okay to be misunderstood by others and society and that every person has their own opinions and he also says this "Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood" and so Ralph Emerson gives us all these examples of great
With Emerson's second point I disagree that a person should not conform to society because if a person don’t conform they might not find someone to relate to or might be bullied because they're are different and that just brings more harm than good to a persons life. The final point that Emerson makes is that if someone inspires to be great they will be misunderstood and which in all is a true statements but thankfully for todays technology and advancements it has been a lot easier for someone to share their opinions because with the internet being accessible to everyone there will be a lot of people who will agree with that someone and also a lot of people who will disagree with that person as well but in todays age and time people have learned to respect each others opinions. most of the