The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living?/ The Modern Gadfly

(I'm not even sure I'm supposed to be doing this blog with the Teachers' Strike and all, but better be safe than sorry, so I'll try to make the most sense out of it as I can without any type of guidelines... NOTE: This post will be updated if there is any outline for it when school resumes)

So- because Google tells you EVERYTHING, I figured out that "The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living" is a quote by Socrates.

First of all, the word 'examine' has different definitions- to inspect, observe, study, analyze, etc.; so there could be many varying meanings to this quote, but I think that by saying this, Socrates proposes ideas to the meaning of life(no, not 42). For example, are life and what we see really there, or is it just a figment of our overactive imaginations.

I mean, come on, that kinda stuff has got to make you think.

UPDATE- Thursday, September 27th

Through classwork, I learned that Socrates' quote proposes the question- "Why live if I don't know what I'm living for?"
I think we shouldn't ask ourselves this question until the age of 15 or 16. Some of us have a little trouble deciding what we want to accomplish in life, and don't make this lifechanging decision until we are maybe 18, 19, or even older.
This is probably the most important decision we make as young adults, because it definies what type of person we are going to become as we get into our twenties and thirties.

The Modern Gadfly

Who Was He?

Darius Echols.
Where do I even start with him?
He was an intelligent soul, with a heart for mathematics and sciences;
He was a compassionate soul, who felt the problems of others;
He was a helpful soul, who assisted others in their times of need;
He was a talented soul, with strength in video games and the performing arts.

Yet...
He was a shy soul, who was not a big contributor to formal conversation;
He was a lazy soul, (usually) waiting until the last possible minute to do something.

Nevertheless, every single one of us in this room, we all have our own positives and negatives, but those only help us become the individuals that we are.
I shall end this eulogy reminding ourselves that we are not here to mourn the loss of this young adult, but to celebrate the fact that he is now in a better place. A place that we all crave to be a part of, a place in which we can rest, knowing that our troubles in life are no more.

Thank you.