是日听力文：Literature Self Reliance 节选
Knowing something about Emerson’s philosophies will help you when you read ‘Self-Reliance’. And basically, one of the main beliefs that he had was about truth. Not that it’s something that we can be taught, Emerson says it’s found within ourselves.
It’s a bit abstract but he’s very into each person believing his or her own thought, believing in yourself, the thought or conviction that’s true for you.
But actually, he ties that in with a sort of ‘universal truth’- something that everyone knows but doesn’t realize they know. Most of us aren’t in touch with ourselves in a way, so we just aren’t capable of recognizing profound truth.
People of his time for abandoning their own minds and their own wills for the sake of conformity and consistency. They try to fit in with the rest of the world even though it’s at odds with their beliefs and their identities. Therefore, it’s best to be a non-conformist – to do your own thing, not worrying about what other people think. That’s an important point.
So that’s something that I think is definitely as relevant today as it was then, probably, um, especially among young adults like yourselves, you know, uh, college being a time to sort of really think about who you are and where you’re going.
Now we already said that Emerson really emphasizes non-conformity, as a way to sort of not lose your own self and identity in the world, to have your own truth and not be afraid to listen to it.
Up close, it seems a little all over the place, but from farther away, the true path shows and in the end it justifies all the turns along the way.
Don’t worry if you are not sure where you’re headed or what your long-term goals are. Stay true to yourself and it’ll make sense in the end.
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