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Socrates is a greek philosopher and he once said that 'An unexamined life is not worth living'. It means that we must examine our lives and we must choose a good life for ourselves through self-awareness thus it's worth living. He also said that 'Knowledge is a virtue'. It means that to know something is to do something and knowing what is good is to do what is good. We must be aware to do the right or good thing. It also comprehends that no one does bad things intentionally.
Socrates' philosophies greatly boost my reflection and views in life because they made me realize that I should know myself more and more in silence, and focused ways. Back then, I tried to ask myself, 'What is my purpose in my life?' and 'Why am I here on Earth?'. These are the questions that we ourselves can only answer. This time, I try to examine myself and how I'm capable of doing anything. Through this, I became aware of who I am, and my purpose here on Earth. I discover my bad and good sides, my passion and hobby in life, what I'm good at, and things that can make me happy, contented, and makes me complete. I also find out that I'm timid and shy to strangers but I'm clingy to someone I know dearly. It also teaches me how to think knowledgeably and be formative.
As Socrates would say, 'Knowledge is a virtue'. To know something is to do something. From what I have said, I discovered my bad and good sides. I am good when it comes to helping other people, especially my loved ones and I know that helping is a good thing. I am bad when someone tries to harm and disrespect my loved ones and also when someone hates me. It is not intentional that I'm taking sides with my loved ones and I know that I'm fighting for my right. I also believe in the saying, 'Do unto others, as you would like them to do unto you'.
These philosophies by Socrates greatly boost my reflection, views on life, and experiences. It changed my thoughts and I must learn about myself as much as possible and make a change through self-awareness. It also made me learn that we must know something in order to do something that is good.
By examining ourselves, I am sure that good things will follow and we will be taking the good path and the right way. We can find ourselves meaningfully and we can make the right decisions in our life thus we are aware of ourselves that cannot make ourselves regret it. To recall, Unexamined life is not worth living, examined life is meaningful and worth living. We should also conduct ourselves the right way in order to unharmed others. As Socrates says that 'Knowledge is a virtue', we must think carefully before doing anything. We must understand the knowledge we learn through life and we must reflect on it.
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