The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living

That’s perhaps overstating it for most of us and yet we live far below our potential.  How could it be otherwise since we are living the thoughts that others put in our heads.

What things steel the joy out of your life?  Many of us work only for money and not for the joy of contributing. We do a variety of tasks because of what others might think about us  and we brush right past what we might really think.  It’s time to take a look at those thoughts running in your head, those thoughts running your life.

Most of us go through life giving little thought to why we do the things we do.  For many of us the same things play out over and over and we don’t even realize it; we don’t realize that it is not our thoughts producing the actions that produce the life around us.  Often this life does not bring us the satisfaction and happiness that we seek and deserve. There are  three things that I would like you  to pay close attention.

1. There are things we have to do. Responsibilities given to us that we must do rather than realizing ourselves that these tasks are something we do of our own choice.  Tasks of these kind tend to seem difficult to us because they are done not for the joy they bring us but of obligation.
2. Things others expect, what will the neighbors and friends  think?  Is this why we keep our yards, homes and cars in order?  Or do we do it for the joy and the beauty.
3. Because of the money.  We keep an unsatisfying job because we need the money – probably couldn’t make as much in a job we’d like better.  Most don’t work for the joy of producing something of value to the world but for money.   There is no more certain path to being unhappy than doing a job only for the money.

It is almost like being forced to do after school chores by your parents when your head wants to be in that big game or adventure with your friends that you are missing out on.

And so we put all these reasons and ideas that came from others as central tenants in our lives never having given them a second thought.  These are just a few of the common ideas  that we run.  In fact many more govern a great deal of our lives.  These ideas,scripts guide us but they do not serve us well.  How could they serve us.  Some ideas from long ago are pulling the strings of our lives.  And we come back to Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  Timeless wisdom -that we all need to STOP and CONSIDER. But we are so busy with our life’s that we even haven’t got or don’t want to stop and think. For example ; Is any other way that I could do this or that  and not to think what other people,friends,family members  will say or think about me. Remember,we live  once,so why not to give our best shot,and to try to live our dream,as for me,I decided to pursue my dream whatever it takes and to give my best. Even If I would fail,it doesn’t matter,the only one thing does matter,that I did my best to achieve my dream. I know a few great people that they had great dreams,and they did there best to achieve there dream but they have never seen them coming to pass. As I live to day,I can tell only this,that there is no greater joy as having a dream, moving toward it and seeing that dream coming alive.