(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
I agree in the sense that certain ages really define who you are.
ReplyDeleteYou have to live a little to define yourself, you have to live a little to even have a chance of being able to examine your life.
However, I suppose there are certain times where you can change yourself later on even in or past your 20s. It just takes effort.
Effort is what you have to bring forth to live a "meaningful" life.