Why Asking Yourself "Why" is the Most Important Question There Is
When Socrates was put on trial and sentenced to death for inciting the young, he said in response, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Leave it to Socrates to give us a teachable moment on the eve of his execution. While scholars have argued about the exact meaning behind his words for centuries, I think it’s pretty clear; the only reason for being on this earth is to get to know ourselves. Everything else is pointless. What’s interesting is how society still discourag