Enrichment:
After learning the different philosophical views about self, which of those do you believe in
and adhere to? Are there instances in your life that led you to believe in these views? Find a
partner and share it to him/her. Submit to me screenshots thru FB page (tag me) of your
sharing as proof that you have done this activity.
For me, Socrates philosophical view about self where is "Living a live without knowing
yourself, your purpose your nature of being is sleepwalking" is what I believed in and adhere to
bacause in life it is important to understand who we are as a person, what we believe in and
what we hold to be real. These values are important because they dictate what we do in our life
as well as how we act and react to situations that we may face in our daily lives.
Base on what I have been searched, according to Socrates it is the state of our soul, or our
inner being, which determines the quality of our life. Thus it is paramount that we devote
considerable amounts of our attention, energy, and resources to making our soul as good and
beautiful as possible.
Without self-reflection we abdicate the contingency to asses ourselves, our prejudices and
biases, and the values we hold within. We essentially concede the capability to sustain our
growth in learning from our past experiences in order to shape our futures ones, and welcome
the universe at face value. When we make the choice to analyze the things around us we can
begin to divulge the truths causing our convictions and possibly reexamine our views.
So that I can conclude that self awareness is important because when we have a better
understanding of ourselves, we are able to experience ourselves as unique and separate
individuals. We are then empowered to make changes and to build on our areas of strength as
well as identify areas where we would like to make prudence and improvements about our own
self.
When we get to know ourselves, we get to know the world. We start to see other people
as our brothers and sisters. We begin to see life in the way that it is, that we are all truly
connected and infinite beings. Knowing yourself is the greatest weapon that you can have in
your arsenal. Its power lies in your strength and the confidence gained when you truly, know
you.