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CENTRAL IDEA:

This tiny beautiful poem has been written by “R.W. Emerson.” In this
short poem, he reveals the secret of a nation’s success. The success of

a nation lies with its man power that is its people and not with gold and
jewels. This poem is about quality traits on how a nation can be united
and surpass every trouble together.

SHORT SUMMARY:

This is a very little poem consisting only n two stanzas. But it has a very
deep message in it. 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 honour of their nation. They believe that whatever they do
publicly or individually, their actions are the representatives of the
character, honour, 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.