The Importance Of Living A Life Worth Living

In order to live a life worth living, people must be able to enjoy and love what they are doing, not be afraid of change, and embrace change and accept challenges. Living a life worth living for a human being means not being afraid of the unknown, embracing challenges and not being afraid to be yourself because a person would not be able to do what they most enjoy if they are afraid of being themselves. Often times, people are afraid to be themselves as a result of social norms and may be afraid of what society may think and perceive them as. In the first position paper, I was unclear with a number of points and contradict myself somewhat. In order to live a life well-lived, human beings must first have self-knowledge and after they have …show more content…
A person that does not have self-knowledge thinks they know things that they do not actually know. They cannot live a life of excellence because they do not actually know about themselves or society. One of my friend’s from home is a senior in high school and he has been applying to colleges. Throughout the process I have talked to him and his older sister and it seems as though he changed his mind on what he wants to major in because he thinks what he originally wanted to do was unrealistic. This is an example of someone that does not have self-knowledge, he changed his mind not because he wanted to major in political science but because he was afraid he would not make it as a sports broadcaster. He is chasing material things such as money as opposed to putting his happiness and what he actually wants to do first. This is a very evident problem in society today. It seems as though people major in certain subjects for the wrong reasons. This is because they are either aware they want to major in a certain subject area but because they are afraid they will fail or they will not get material things that they want and strive for. Knowing that you do not know is very crucial because someone does not know that they do not know something, it leads them to not seeking a greater and deeper truth and actually figuring out what they believe or what they want to do for the …show more content…
This is essential to living a life of excellence because once a person realizes that there are things he or she does not know, they may begin to seeker the truth even if they may never get an answer. They may not get an answer because there are things in life that people will never know such as what happens after life. Despite this, people can still come to conclusions and different views, beliefs and morals based on observations using logical reasoning and faith. In order to rebuild your beliefs and opinions, one must first have a foundation to base it upon. St. Augustine realized that faith and reason are the two ways of getting at the fundamental truth which is essential to living a life well-lived. If someone is able to get at the deeper truth and reason of their life, they will be content. Once I got to college, I started to rebuild my beliefs and morals after joining InterVarsity, which is a bible study for student-athletes on campus. In high school I was not a religious person but I was always curious. When I first came on campus as a freshman, I thought about joining it and I did. As a result of joining it, my beliefs and morals have changed as a result of joining this group. I had self-knowledge freshmen year that I did not know much about religion and Christianity and sought out knowledge. Seeking out knowledge and reconstructing and doubting things