At first I thought that the unexamined life was a way of living, living life to the fullest one might say. But now I am starting to think that the unexamined life might be a way of thinking. Perhaps the unexamined life is one where simply living is not enough. Maybe what Plato meant was that we should think about why we do things, or say,things, or why we think the things we think. Maybe in order to live fully and a valuable life we have to think about life.
But if that is what he meant, then I don't think it's fare to make the statement that the unexamined life is not worth living, because often times what makes life enjoyable is not thinking about something. Some of the most enjoyable things in life don't involve thinking. Running, playing, loving, all those things don't need to be examined, we can simply feel the joy, and we feel like we are living a happy life.
Should we think about our lives and the choices we make? Yes. But that should not be the only thing that makes our life worth living.
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