Analysis Of If You Will Never Grow, By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." Some people will say that this isn't true. They would say that you can continue to learn new things while doing the same things over and over; however this isn't true. To become better, improve, or excel at something you have to push your limits and get out of your comfort zone. I have seen this in other people's lives and in my own. One of the reasons that I agree with this quote is something I experienced in my own life. I've been playing basketball for almost seven years now. At one point I only practiced maybe one or two days a week and I wondered why I wasn't getting any better. Then one day a coach of mine told me that I was at the highest tier of skill for the …show more content…
To feel like she's not just stuck in the same place for an even longer time. Another example that proves this quote to be true is the entire idea of school. When we come to school we don't learn the same thing every day. I'm not learning the same subject material as I was in kinder garden. Sure we go back and freshen up on some skills to help us remember them, but mostly we're learning new things each class. If we just learned the same thing over and over again then we would never see improvement we would just be really good at that one thing. Eventually we would hit a wall and it would be impossible to get any better at that unit. To get better at anything it is imperative that you push the limits of what you know and look out for things that you don't know. The only things you can learn are things you don't already know. I completely agree with Author Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote about self growth. I agree with it because of my own experiences, the experiences of my loved ones, and the experiences of a whole nation. All in all it is impossible to grow, improve, or excel at anything without pushing the boundaries of what you already know