tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post3862528368127295277..comments2023-05-27T05:31:01.955-07:00Comments on The Story Girl: "History" and "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo EmersonLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-86583301457383524542012-01-01T19:14:43.066-08:002012-01-01T19:14:43.066-08:00I think you are right about the soul staying seate...I think you are right about the soul staying seated at home, but I also got the impression that he was saying your body shouldn't need to travel to learn new things. I love reading his essays -- I think you will enjoy the rest of them that you read!LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-54724007534205200082011-12-21T12:24:40.797-08:002011-12-21T12:24:40.797-08:00Oh, my! I'm going to enjoy Emerson!! I had tim...Oh, my! I'm going to enjoy Emerson!! I had time to read three of his essays and only write on one. I hoped to read a whole book of his essays, but I'll have to put that off until 2012. I'd rather read him slowly than try to rush it.<br /><br />Did he mean "bodily" traveling? From the little you quoted above, it sounds like he means that the soul must remain seated "at home" even while the body travels -- or, rather, that one should be at home within oneself.<br /><br />Of course, I'd have to read the essay myself to see if that's what he meant.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for sharing this, Lorren! I'm intrigued and want to read more. :-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.com