Simplicity ! Simplicity ! By David Thoreau
“Simplicity! Simplicity! Simplicity!” once said by David Henry Thoreau in Walden. Philosophist, Thoreau focused on the idea that beyond reality, nature and human existence, there is a higher truth operating in the universe. He did this by seeking out the ultimate truth in his novel, Nature by leaving “life pleasures” of the good life, and living with simplicity. While, Thoreau went in this expedition on the early 1850s, his principles of simplicity are still relevant with the current generation because we are focused on life pleasures. The definition of the good of the good life has lost its meaning due to desire of materialism in society but if we pursue in other ideas like simplicity and happiness can be regained.
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By this he tried to explore human life and the qualities to happiness. He found that it is an obligation of a human is to strive for personal integrity but constants examining your life. "The unexamined life is not worth living"(Socrates), with this quote was trying to say life would be meaningless if life is not examined. We are constantly looking for the the truth, it’s an obligation as an human. but we are blinded by hubris which fails to examine ourselves. With the examination of life lets us to participate in life, discover and to explore the world with spiritual gratification. The philosophically reflective ‘self examination’ is best understood as one’s rudimental credences and posits that should yield a positive rather than a negative effect on the quality of the self-examiners life. Self-examination is self-understanding, thus rebalancing of our selves and a shifting in a positive way to a ‘superior’ or ‘good life to a deep personal understanding. Socrates identifies it when he verbalizes that this form of life, the unexamined life, is not worth what you have to pay for it. The price you pay for an unexamined life is your entire life and you pay no more preponderant price for anything than with your life. Socrates did not verbally express that the ‘unexamined life’ was valueless and leaves
Living the good life comes …show more content…
By this he tried to explore human life and the qualities to happiness. He found that it is an obligation of a human is to strive for personal integrity but constants examining your life. "The unexamined life is not worth living"(Socrates), with this quote was trying to say life would be meaningless if life is not examined. We are constantly looking for the the truth, it’s an obligation as an human. but we are blinded by hubris which fails to examine ourselves. With the examination of life lets us to participate in life, discover and to explore the world with spiritual gratification. The philosophically reflective ‘self examination’ is best understood as one’s rudimental credences and posits that should yield a positive rather than a negative effect on the quality of the self-examiners life. Self-examination is self-understanding, thus rebalancing of our selves and a shifting in a positive way to a ‘superior’ or ‘good life to a deep personal understanding. Socrates identifies it when he verbalizes that this form of life, the unexamined life, is not worth what you have to pay for it. The price you pay for an unexamined life is your entire life and you pay no more preponderant price for anything than with your life. Socrates did not verbally express that the ‘unexamined life’ was valueless and leaves