2tongue, you will not believe that I am serious….the life which is unexamined is not worthliving - And yet what I say is true, although a thing of which it is hard for me to persuadeyou” (38). Socrates believed we are fully responsible for our decisions and actions wemake throughout life, as well as believed we need to be free from subjectivity. We have toovercome obstacles and challenges everyday, whether small or big, but what thatindividual makes of those circumstances will determine who they are, and their truevalues and purpose in life. Although he made certain claims, he even said that “[he]knows, that he knows nothing” (Socrates). Socrates believed we are here to live life as wechoose, but he emphasizes that it is extremely necessary for people to examine everyaction and decision we choose to fulfill in order to make the world the best place it canbe. By doing that, we might be able to discover why we are “here.”According to Buddha, “The mind is everything. What you think you become,”
