Friendship, By Ralph Waldo Emerson

In The Words of Emerson In his essay Friendship, Ralph Waldo Emerson explains the importance of friendship in the life of a person, how out of so many people a person gets attached with a certain person or people, and created a special bond with them. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a writer, publicist, and American poet. He was the son of a priest which is most likely one of the reasons why he brings up church so much in his literature. In 1821, he finished school at Harvard College. After his graduation, he decided to become a priest himself, but soon left that as well. He worked in Harvard Master Unitarian ministry in 1829, but he later quit in 1832 after the loss of his wife. While on a trip in
This type of relationship is made by the God. Take the example of a high school student, when they’re in a class of more than fifty students, out of all these kids why that student gets connected with only two or three students. Even if they at first don’t speak, hey somehow manage to get each other’s attention. It’s because people don’t select their friends. They are naturally attached with each other, regardless of how they look or what their backgrounds are. It is all about the collaboration of the minds on a spiritual level. Becoming friends, however, is not a one way street. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” Emerson's essay shows how much he valued friendship in his lifetime. In a friendship, there is taking, but there has to also be giving. Like when a friend helps another when they need a ride, then the other friend loans them some money Selfishness is not a good foundation for a meaningful friendship. “Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.” Emerson’s essay has all the sensitive and deep aspects that are needed to explain the relationship of friendship. He continues that there is no such thing as winning or losing in a friendship. A friendship should be so great that it’s hard to believe how nice it is. Whenever one of friend achieved something big, the other friend should be happy for them. There should doubt about
He explained that if someone is writing or speaking to a stranger or acquaintance, it's more difficult to hold conversation. But with a friend, the writing and speaking just flow and never stop. The reason behind this is that this person has genuine feelings for their friend making the conversation real. They have no reason to pretend and the person can say whatever they feel like saying. This is one of the most important feelings about a true friendship; that people don’t need to pretended, and they stay who they are in front of their friends. People can pretend all day in front of strangers, coworkers, and even family. But when people meet with their friends, they discover themselves again and through that they stay in touch with themselves. Otherwise, the life becomes miserable not only for that person, but also with the people attached with him. “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” In this quote, Emerson is trying to explain that how people act silly when they are with their friends, despite age or intelligence level, they feel happy and energetic when they meet their friends and don’t necessarily care if they are acting stupid. Emerson describes that this is the beauty and charm of the friendship that makes you feel like a kid. Emerson also explains that people can share their