Thursday, November 17, 2011

Emerson - Journal #8

We boil at different degrees.

This aphorism has a few different interpretations. My main interpretation is that everyone is different and we all don’t have the same interests, beliefs, hobbies, etc. Every human being is different and unique. I feel that this is one of the best ways to view the human race. It’s a somewhat positive believe because it shows that we are all unique from one another.


To be great is to be misunderstood.

This aphorism shows that when a person is great/wise/intelligent/talented, they will most likely be misunderstood. A person that is “great” most likely thinks outside of the box. Their thought process is different from most people, which could lead to “normal” people, who think like everyone else, to not understand the “great” individual. I really like this quote, because I seem to think differently and have different opinions on most subjects than other people. This seems to give me a somewhat different outlook on people who are different from the norm of society.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

This aphorism is somewhat like the phrase “Practice makes perfect.” If you are proactive in your life, you will have a better one. Sitting around and making everyone else experiment and learn about life isn’t going to help you understand it any more that what you already know. In my opinion, most people should follow this simple fact, but they don’t. It is probably the best advice to give someone who is complaining about not understanding how life works.

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