THINK

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

Many people would agree with this statement and at the same time, many people would reject it. It all depends on your outlook towards life and what you value. Many people would prefer to not know the big questions in life while others enjoy thinking deeply and attempting to figure such questions out, but we have to ask ourselves: what constitutes as living a fulfilling, successful life? At the same time, who is to tell us that the way we choose to live our life is wrong?

People need to first take time to think. Just think. Not to think about what they are doing later while listening to music and driving to work, but to just sit and process thoughts. People need to figure out who they are before they can start answering these questions or even deciding if they want to answer these questions. Figure out what you stand for and what you believe in, if anything at all.

Have I lived a good life? What is death? Is there a god? Is there a such thing as good and evil? Is there life after death? Why do bad things happen to good people? What is truth? Is there a plan for everything that happens?

These are the types of questions that people tend to avoid. People do not liked to be challenged or pushed. More importantly people do not like to be disagreed with or told that they are wrong. To ever answer any of these questions, a person must be able to accept that they may be wrong. Be open to others opinions. Take the time to try to fully understand them and be completely open to change. Society today is failing because of peoples inability to think and their unwillingness to admit that they were wrong or that they have changed their mind. Just because one may think a certain way and then decide later that they feel the opposite does not make you weak or unintelligent. Being proved wrong is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. To have someone or something compel a person to feel so strongly that they change their mind or view on a subject is a great thing!