In the words of Emerson “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds…. [you should] [s]peak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood?” This means that have your opinion and back it up, but do not be stubborn and not change your mind when the facts show that you are wrong. Todd Anderson is a great example of open-mindedness. He was in the Dead Poet Society even though he was shy. He accepted the ideals and the way they did things even though he was not sure at first. At the beginning of the movie Todd did not have a poem to give in front of class but by the end he was the strong and open one who stood up for Mr. Keating
In the words of Emerson “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds…. [you should] [s]peak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood?” This means that have your opinion and back it up, but do not be stubborn and not change your mind when the facts show that you are wrong. Todd Anderson is a great example of open-mindedness. He was in the Dead Poet Society even though he was shy. He accepted the ideals and the way they did things even though he was not sure at first. At the beginning of the movie Todd did not have a poem to give in front of class but by the end he was the strong and open one who stood up for Mr. Keating