Why Is Socrates Left For Interpretation?

Socrates was a man that questioned all. He looked into the words people spoke discovering that they were mere soap bubbles. Why he did this, only Socrates knows. He believed that a life not looked into was a life that could have been done without. What did Socrates mean by this? Possibly that a life lived only on the surface was meaningless. If one could not dive deep into the oceans of his or her own thoughts it would be better for them to drown, so to speak. Perhaps the philosopher was trying to make a point that our soul purpose as human beings is to question all so that we may learn and grow. What if Socrates didn’t even know what he meant by this. Is the quote just left for interpretation? It’s feasible. However it seems that when a room of college students asked the question of what it means to look into a life they all arrive at the same answer. Would a group of older adults come to the same conclusion when they have lived most of a life already somewhat blindly? Perhaps we’re only scratching the surface with this quote.
As a freshman in college, someone young, I haven’t lived much of a life yet when
compared to someone in their forties. I have so much left to examine. I had heard this quote before but was never told it came from the philosopher Socrates; I didn’t even know who he was. The quote hadn’t made a lasting impression on me. I might’ve heard it in a brief moment, possibly in my English class, but was preoccupied by other more “important” things. I didn’t examine every aspect of my life but should I have. Would it have made a difference? As humans we are driven by certain things: power, love, happiness. We don’t always look at the bigger picture, our main focus is that momentary goal. I was the same way I just wanted to graduate from high school. I wanted to be done. I didn’t really put much thought into the reason behind what I was doing or even what would come next after I was handed my diploma. I didn’t take a step back and really examine anything. I didn’t question why I was doing certain assignments, what positive effect would they have on my future, what was I going to be doing once I did get out of there, were all these classes really making sure I was ready for college, I was just going with the flow. Blindly following the crowd isn’t what we are meant to do, we are supposed to go confidently on our own paths and learn every inch of them and make sure that’s the way we were meant to go.
The path I want to create starts with an education in nursing so that I can have an opportunity with a career in that field.
I knew a little bit of the logistics, but I never asked any major questions. I just decided that’s what I wanted to do so I was going to do it. When I began my college classes I quickly learned nursing students get pushed to the brink as do the nurses in the field. I knew this career wasn’t going to be easy but I didn’t think the classes would be so rigorous. I have learned more, I have questioned things, and have even had experience with people in the medical field. Do I know everything? No there’s still more to learn and I will continue to ask questions in every aspect whether it be for my career or life in general. Asking will help me learn which in turn helps me grow as a person. According to Socrates, my life is worth
living.
It makes sense to look into situations and ask questions. If a person was lost on a long drive, didn’t have any technology or maps, isn’t it obvious that he or she would stop and ask for directions? Maybe that is the point Socrates was trying to make, that questioning will get you where you need to be. If you don’t ask you end up wandering around without a clue so it would’ve been better that you had not gotten in the car in the first place.