[The unexamined life is not worth living]

This quote confused me. What is an unexamined life? Upon asking many people, I was left with various different answers. Some that made no sense, some that made perfect sense, and some that left me thinking. Who is to say my life is unexamined or examined? Which lead me to MY own answer. You are the only person that can decide this. You are the only person who can look at your past decisions and say “I did this wrong” and believe it. This means that you are the only person that can examine or choose not to examine your life. Who’s to say that you don’t sit down when you get home and go over your day, and who’s to say you never look back in your life and just keep repeating your mistakes. Some people are masochists who like repeating their pain, that isn’t your life, you can’t change someone else’s decisions in life; they have to choose to do so themselves.

Now, what do I see as an unexamined life that is not worth living? I think to me it’s a life that has nothing. Someone who has NO passion. No love, no faith, no support, and no laughter. That I think would be hell and obviously not worth living. If you have no family or friends who are you living for? If you have no passion then what is it that you’re living for?

I find faith important. It’s not for everyone, I completely agree with that. If you don’t believe in something then why follow it right? I think it depends on the person, me for instance, I need faith. Something that will always be there when it seems like you’re alone, even if you aren’t. Maybe finding something to help you through life, whether it be spiritual or not, will help you accomplish “examining” your life.



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