I'd like to meet:
I would like to meet people who can be true to themselves. People who are comfortable in their own skin. People who are not too proud to admit when they're wrong. Not afraid to say what’s on their mind regardless what others might think. People who are willing to try and make this world a better place. People who love talking about life,love, politics,philosophy and interesting random things. People who understand they do not know everything. As one of the most infamous scholars of our time once said: “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.†Socrates, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC - 399 BC)
“The unexamined life is not worth living.†Socrates, in Plato, Dialogues, Apology.
Socrates is a fine example of truthfulness. During his trial, Socrates was not afraid of his accusers, but instead stood strong and true until his end. Admiration is due to one who stands still through the mists of false turbulence.
“Plato's apology describes Socrates questioning his accuser, Meletus, about the impiety charge. Meletus accuses Socrates of believing the son and moon not to be gods, but merely masses of stone. Socrates responds not by specifically denying the charge of atheism, but by attacking Meletus for inconsistency: the charge against him accused him of believing in other gods, not in believing in no gods. If Plato's account is accurate, Socrates could have been seen by jurors offering a smokescreen rather than a refutation of the charge of impiety.
Plato's Socrates provocatively tells his jury that he is a hero. He reminds them of his exemplary service as a hoplite in three battles. More importantly, he contends, he has battled for decades to save the souls of Athenians--pointing them in the direction of an examined, ethical life. He reportedly says to his jurors if his teaching about the nature of virtue "corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person." He tells the jury, according to Plato, he would rather be put to death than give up his soul-saving: "Men of Athens, I honor and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I shall never cease from the practice and teaching of philosophy." If Plato's account is accurate, the jury knew that the only way to stop Socrates from lecturing about the moral weaknesses of Athenians was to kill him.
The Trial of Socrates.Doug Linder (2002)http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/socra
tes/socratesaccount.html
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