he scholar because through classification our minds are affected in an innovative way, we begin to learn. “To the young mind everything is unique, it stands by itself” as we mature we begin to organize the result is classification. When used with nature, classification helps us build and broaden our view of the world. This holds true for me most when I take a walk into the woods and experience something new; I tend to experience it in deeper and more stimulating way.Emerson explained that the spirit is within the world, it’s within every living person and thing no matter what category we classify it under. Opening our mind allows outside influence to shape us, it generates new ideas and creates a never-ending source of inspiration. There was a time when I felt that my opinion was best, I became closed-in and my way of thinking was narrow. When I was introduced to a group of people who motivated me I became creative and started to explore my world. During this time I decided to go back to college and make a change in my life.Their successors taught by the book passing down the same traditions and beliefs assuming there institution would continue unchanged. Emerson wanted to express that dedication, honor, and trust was truly important. Keeping to the old ways and methods were essential to the survival of scholars today. This was a relatively new Country not quite fifty years old, only one or two generations have had the opportunity to examine and write about it. Little had changed during those years, the same books were used and the same lessons were taught keeping the Country relatively safe and unchanged. Emerson realized that this could be fatal, and made clear the fallowing.If a book can’t be created with fresh material and reflect the world in which we live then it is stagnant and deadening, the people who read will be uninspired creating far less than their potential. I see this in my time here a...
