Summary of the poem a nation's strength by ralph waldo emerson
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The poet has revealed the secret that how we can make a nation strong.
He is of the view that it’s the people of a nation not its wealth, gold, jewels and other natural resources that make it strong.
The people who make their nation strong are great.
They are not selfish.
They work for the prosperity of the nation.
They fight for truth and for the sake of honor of their nation.
They believe that whatever they do publicly or individually, their actions are the representatives of the character, honor, and respect of their nation.
They do not do anything that can dampen the image and reputation of their nation.
To make their nation great and strong, they don’t need wealth and jewels.
It is their power and determination that makes it strong.
We have a rich history of the nations who were small but they had great people in them and those people brought their nations to the heights of progress and prosperity.
In the last stanza, the poet describes the characteristics of brave people. He says that these people do not sleep.
They work while others sleep because they don’t have time to waste.
They are the daring people who face all the challenges and problems of life manfully.
They are not cowards like others who step back from the challenges.
They build the pillars of a nation very strong.
They lay the foundations of their nation very deep. And then they lift the nation to the heights of skies.
These are the great people who are the actual heroes of the world.
If a nation has such people in it, then no one can stop this nation from making progress and making itself strong.