is not Man The teacher alone is not a Man Only the whole crowd shows the entire Man Division and Loss After the split the parts forgot the trunk Skills were parcelled out to many hands Then each worker saw only his tool Dignity was lost in daily routine Emerson shows this with a sharp line The planter who is Man sent out into the field to gather food is seldom cheered by any idea of the true dignity of his ministry He sees bushel and cart only He forgets the high aim Thus men walk as broken pieces Man Thinking Ideal Emerson gives the cure and model The scholar must be Man Thinking He must not copy other minds He must see nature books and life He must unite thought and duty Emerson warns us in clear words In the right state he is Man Thinking In the degenerate state a parrot of other men s thinking So the task is strong self-trust A scholar has to think for truth not for fame Then the broken parts grow whole Books and Action How can parts join again The proper use of books can help in this regard But blind study harms the mind Emerson is blunt about that Books are the best of things well used abused among the worst He suggests to read to spark new thought Read to serve living truth Then act among common people A scholar must has to work talk and learn their speech Life turns to insight with time Thus thought and action weave unity The divided person becomes rich and whole Return to Unity The scholar has a public duty He must keep brave clear eyes He must lift and guide all Emerson sets the task in one line The office of the scholar is to cheer to raise and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances He must face hunger and scorn He must tell truth not fashion He must join class to class Then One Man lives again The nation gains a single mind In summary Emerson s fable is plain and deep One Man was split for work and help But the split made pride and loss The cure is Man Thinking with self-trust He reads well and he acts well He serves truth not fashion or gain He joins the farmer the clerk and the priest Then the parts come together as one whole Thus the scholar heals the age Hence the spirit of One Man returns