I Wanna Be Like You

A couple of things really stuck out to me about Socrates:

1. He lived a meaningful life, impacting other people for their good.

2. He didn't let other people persuade him against what he believed.

I want to strive to be like Socrates in those two ways.

So often I go through my day thinking about mememe. I'm usually thinking along these lines: "Why did they cancel our class? That is such a huge inconvenience to me." "Why did they have to move choir practice and not tell me?" "Why did they have to put me in a group with these people? I can work better alone." So I'm not really looking at it as an opportunity where I can make an impact on someone else. When a class is canceled I could hang out in The Commons and get to know someone new; when choir is moved I could ask someone where it was moved to and genuinely thank them, making them feel like they'd be helpful that day; when I'm assigned to a group I could really have time to influence my group mates or help them in whatever way possible. That is something I will probably have to continue to work on for the rest of my life; Socrates seemed to have figured it out by the time he was 70, so that gives me a little hope.

I've never come across a time when I was talking to someone about what I believe and them flat out told me I was wrong. I know that it is bound to happen, though. In my family there is always a debate going on between my dad and brother. My brother is straight up Conservative Baptist and my dad is headed towards being a Liberalist. COMPLETELY CLASHY!! I listen to their conversations and anticipate the day when I am confronted/asked about what I believe. I want to be like Socrates, my dad, and my brother and not back down to anyone about what I see as Truth.

I commented on Will's post.