Gifts

#1 According to Emerson gifts should be given to people who need the item and it will help benefit their life. Emerson says it is always a great satisfaction to supply the first wants. For instance jewlery wouldnt be a good gift to give a man with no shoes because it wouldnt help him with his main needs meaning its pointless. He also says the only gift is a is a part of thyself and jewlery is just an excuse for a gift unless you are the jewler because you would be giving a part of you. For example a miner would bring his jewls, a farmer would bring his crops, and a painter would bring his painting. It is cold to go to a shop and buy something that doesnt represent your life or talent because it does not represent you in any way. Meaning you showed no affection or spent no time making the gift special for that person. Gifts should be recieved by "never forgiving the giver". The reciever should always be grateful no matter what and must not love the gift more than the giver or the lesson learned is useless.
#2 The social commentary added here is socializing. This means that instead of hiding your true talents or a piece of yourself you express them to someone other than yourself. If you follow these steps about being more open to people it will allow you to create better relationships because you can express yourself. If you are more open with people you can talk about diferent topics easier because you guys now can relate, because you understand him/hers true feelings.
#3 Emerson is critiquing our society by saying that we dont take the time to consider feelings when we give or recieve gifts. Many people just think about the gifts and not about the feelings or emotions involved.