Reflection paper 11

What does it have to do with you?
History is always repeated, because we let history repeat itself. The Socrates believes that the justification of their life is life and death. There is no I wish I lived longer, or I wish I could have done something different. Their apology to the world is life and death itself. Socrates has given the modern western education their philosophies to use and expand on. One philosophy that Scorates brought to western education was “The necessity of doing what one thinks is right, even in the face of universal opposition.” Unfortunately this has not impact the western education, in fact society itself has no room for individuality, because everyone is grouped up either way. Although you do not have to be an individual to believe this philosophical idea, what you think is right, might be right. Many people actually might think its right, and there you have reformed another group with ideas to follow, and that is all Scorates did, used their knowledge to help them grow. To grow is to question, and even though the Scorates believed they are not knowledgeable, they question the unthinkable just to make a point. Back then that was immoral and was punishing for, now it is creating better solutions for life’s problems. Everyone needs happiness, it’s what we strive to find as individuals. Scorates saw happiness as “What kind of person should I be” rather than “How I can succeed?” This strengthens our mentality as mankind to come together as a society rather than an individual. Such as survival of the fittest, they were taking back into how to work with one another, rather than how can this benefit me. In modern education, we are dependent on one another, to learn things we can not teach our selves. Skills are mastered over practice, and in our society we practice what we are good at daily and that is our job. We then venture off into different fields depending on what we like to view other skills to our liking. Happiness is also life, “The most important thing is not life, but the good life.” A large amount of us will take life for granted, never living in the moment, and always wondering the “what if’s”. People have even gone so far to be frozen when they die, so they can be born again. The Scorates has taught us to embrace life, take it as it comes; once your life is gone there is no turning back. The Scorates also lived by not believing in G-ds or setting up false G-ds. They believed that to believe in such corrupting matters went on through the youth. One example would be Callias it was wrong to not be moral and philosophical, worst of all he was sexual too. Now a-days talking about sex is still an awkward conversation to bring up it is also very conservers. This also related to western education, where religious views are also a very conservers subject. Everyone has their own beliefs and we should end it there, that what the Scorates taught us, to learn from their mistakes, not remake them. The Socrates believed that what their beliefs and morals were confusing even to them. This stands true today, with religion, sex, and identity roles. We talk about our morals and what is right and what is wrong. Yet people will still believe what they want to believe. What could be put on paper, doesn’t change how they feel about the subject. Words are only words until you give it a meaning, though people have different interpretations towards everything. So in reality we are confused about our own beliefs and mortality. It’s what we make of it that brings us together, and as long as we have a group who follows us, we have a strong moral, or belief.