"Be yourself. No one can tell you you're doing it wrong." - Snoopy
Socrates focused on a process of, "know thyself." How does that differ from what it means to "be yourself"?
Socrates questioned students to lead them to arrive at the truth themselves. He challenged individuals to reconsider their own prejudices and ideas.By urging them to think for themselves, they could evaluate truth from different angles.
His method of conversation and inquiry irritated his students as it revealed limitations of their thinking. Yet, Socratic method never directly told people their inadequacies. They realized inadequacies themselves.
Socrates questioned everything and decided independently what would become worth pursuing. Studying issues from both perspectives, he did allow religious, political, or social conventions to affect him. With the fires of conformity in Greek society, this independence of thought and mind became a powerful way of thinking.
What does it really mean to "be yourself?"
Respond to questions today to combine a Snoopy-Socratic was into self-discovery.
Who are you? Why?
What do you like about yourself? Examine your talents.
What would you change?
Keep exploring.
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