Emerson's Self-Reliance has highly influenced me. Thank you for bringing this other essay to my attention. Emerson and Hermann Hesse are archetypes for me. I see Rebecca Romanelli has discovered your fabulous story. Here is one of my favorites of Rebecca's https://medium.com/illumination-curated/using-archetypes-to-enhance-your-understanding-of-self-and-others-2fd52f48be91