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Socrates’ Top 9 Tips For Living A Meaningful Life
 “The unexamined life
is not worth living.” — Socrates
What does it mean to live well?
It’s one of life’s oldest questions, but it’s been dusted
off by Covid-19 as we contemplate life on a changed landscape.
Luckily, history offers plenty of ideas — among them the
work of Socrates, one of the classical Greek philosophers who laid down the
foundations of Western philosophy.
Socrates’ wisdom resonates deeply with the uncertain times
we’re facing. Interestingly, he was not a writer — he left that to his
students, particularly Plato and Xenophon.
But he spent his days examining the meaning of life,
striving to live as he believed and was, by all accounts, the master of the
pithy quote.
Here are some of his best and the lessons we can take from
them.
Socrates’ Top 9 Tips for Living a Meaningful Life
1. “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
Being busy is not a superpower — and a busy life does not
necessarily mean a fulfilled life. Covid-19 has forced many of us to take a
break from the busyness and (it we’re honest) parts of it have been enjoyable,
even enriching. Socrates encourages us to look beyond the whirl of life, to
take time to notice things: to see the beauty in nature, to saviour the coffee,
to play with the kids, to work at things and in ways you enjoy, to hang out
with the people who fill you up. Despite the suffering it has brought to so
many, Covid-19 may be the best reminder of this we ever get.
2. “Let him that would move the world first move himself.”
Before you criticise another person, take a long look at
yourself. If you would try to change others, first, be a better person. And if
you struggle to do either those things, take a seat in the back row and leave
the rest of the world alone.
3. “Envy is the ulcer of the soul.”
Human comparison is both normal — and a mistake. No matter
how cool you believe you are there will always be someone cooler. Or younger.
Or richer. Or hotter. Or thinner. Or kinder. Or more talented. Or less
wrinkled. Or with a bigger house. Or a better marriage. Or more followers. Take
your pick.
Remember, envy is like a disease — an infectious one. It
will make you think and act in ways that undermine your character and all the
good you already have your world. So don’t let the green-eyed monster feed on
you. Train it to feast on itself.
4. “He is richest who is content with the least, for content
is the wealth of nature.”
Personal fulfilment trumps artificial wealth (as long as you
have enough to live on!) In paring down our lives we found we didn’t need as
much “stuff” or activity as we thought we did. We didn’t need to spend as much
money as we had been. We noticed — really noticed — the world around us. We
found fun in simple things. This is the time to truly think about what makes
you content. It may be less than you believed possible.
5. “The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing.”
Socrates, for all his intelligence and the respect he
garnered, said this repeatedly. Believing yourself to be clever, and know a lot,
is a trap — and one the ego easily walks into. Understanding how much we all
have to learn is important. Being humble, with our knowledge, even more so.
6. “Wisdom begins in wonder.”
Stay open to new ideas; to the beautiful, remarkable or
unfamiliar. Ask questions. Try new things. Wonder makes you grateful; it turns
fear into intrigue, even excitement. Stay curious. Always.
7. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Be kind may well be remembered as the pandemic catch-cry.
But Socrates got there 2,000 years ago. We’re often not privy to the battles
and the turmoil of others. We don’t know their stories. So be kind. And if you
can’t be kind, be quiet.
8. “Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.”
Socrates wouldn’t have cared that we lived in our sweatpants
for weeks and were badly in need of haircuts. He went about Athens barefoot,
long-haired and unwashed in a society that lauded refined standards of beauty
and art. Beauty, he believed, lay within. And it is our job — our mission — to
turn it outwards.
9. “Not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
This is my favourite. Because it’s the highest goal of all.
9 Life Lessons From Socrates (Socratic Skepticism)
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