Self-Reliance
Self-Reliance is an essay written by American Transcendentalist philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's repeating themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas. It is the source of one of Emerson's most famous quotes, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
Self-reliance is a simple concept that encourages each of us to take responsibility for our own needs physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and economic.
"The art and science of taking care of one's self and family"
Self-reliance was the hallmark of the American people for most of this country's history. Our forefathers had to have very high self-reliance skills or we would not be here today. Only in the last few decades have we slipped into the complacent position of letting someone else take care of us. From government agencies like the USDA and FEMA to private organizations like , many of us have been lead down the primrose path of expecting others to take care of us and even do our thinking.
Simple little things like safely changing a tire, basic First Aid, home repairs, and self-protection are some of the more mundane every-day things everyone should have some knowledge of.
Whether it's reducing the likelihood of being a victim of crime, or preparing for bad weather, a few survival skills can help you be much more self-reliant. A few self-reliance skills can do wonders for one's feeling of self-worth.
The categories to your left are an invaluable source of self-reliance and survival skills and
Supplies.
"Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward"
Emerson presupposes that the mind is initially subject to an unhappy nonconformist. However, Self-Reliance is not anti-society or anti-community. Instead, Emerson advocates self-reliance as a starting point, not as a goal.
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