“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates might have said these words thousands of years ago, but, as any other powerful concept conceived by mankind, these words are timeless. I find Socrates’ philosophy very challenging and enlightening more than any of the philosophers, and their corresponding philosophies, I have read about. The simple yet profound questions on which he constructed his arguments encouraged me to challenge all my thoughts and beliefs that I collected throughout my life but never took the time to analyze and criticize. “Question everything” soon became my personal motto.
The quality of life immensely depends on our ability to use our merit of inquiry to question, criticize, and analyze all aspects of our lives. Only then can we expose the negative elements with which we have blindly adopted, and come to appreciate the truly …show more content…
On my first visit to the local library I remember asking the librarian, “So I can rent 10 books from here, and I don’t even have to pay anything?” The excitement I felt that day was incredible. University of Chicago will also unlock countless, new opportunities like my local library did 4 years ago. Through University of Chicago’s cutting-edge research facilities, I will expand on the knowledge I receive in the classroom by questioning and exploring it outside of class. In addition to developing academically, I also expect to grow as a whole person. The diverse community at the University of Chicago can assist me by enabling me to create relationships with people from different backgrounds and with different life philosophy. I understand this will sometimes require stepping outside of my comfort zone, but that is a price worth paying to expand my understanding of our world’s intricate and beautiful nature, which is often blurred by our narrow viewpoints molded by rigid cultures and beliefs, and geographical
The quality of life immensely depends on our ability to use our merit of inquiry to question, criticize, and analyze all aspects of our lives. Only then can we expose the negative elements with which we have blindly adopted, and come to appreciate the truly …show more content…
On my first visit to the local library I remember asking the librarian, “So I can rent 10 books from here, and I don’t even have to pay anything?” The excitement I felt that day was incredible. University of Chicago will also unlock countless, new opportunities like my local library did 4 years ago. Through University of Chicago’s cutting-edge research facilities, I will expand on the knowledge I receive in the classroom by questioning and exploring it outside of class. In addition to developing academically, I also expect to grow as a whole person. The diverse community at the University of Chicago can assist me by enabling me to create relationships with people from different backgrounds and with different life philosophy. I understand this will sometimes require stepping outside of my comfort zone, but that is a price worth paying to expand my understanding of our world’s intricate and beautiful nature, which is often blurred by our narrow viewpoints molded by rigid cultures and beliefs, and geographical