Emerson for the Young Buck

"Self-Reliance" by Emerson is basically a lecture for us youngsters to be ourselves. He is telling us to ignore other people's thoughts and be who you truly want to be. Speak up when you have something to say, whether it will cause someone to be uncomportable or cause conflicts. He believes that people like these are geniuses because they don't let others hold them back. When you have something to say, they say it without any hesitation and concern. They aren't afraid. They aren't afraid to be wrong, judged, hated. All they care is to deliver what they have in mind. And by doing this, they had become so far ahead from us, they become so much productive, compare to us who still have the thoughts of what others think of us, preventing from unleashing our truest potential.