The life of Socrates was an inspiring life, where we can learn about how he fought for the truth and the wisdom of his teachings to the youth of Athens. It is where we can find the conviction of Socrates how he defended or, the right term is how he corrected the accusations of people who would like to bring him down. There were many accusations that brought him in to judgement and having a sentence of death. Socrates is a philosopher of himself who did say his is indeed wise because he had recognized that he “know that he does not know” he recognized that there were things that others did not recognized or did not affirmed that they do not know all things. In the apology, Socrates had said many phrases that are rich in contents and full of insights where we can ponder and reflect. I will focus more in the statement of Socrates “it is not difficult to escape death; it is more difficult to escape wickedness, for wickedness runs faster than death.” Socrates had said this for his accusers.
Here Socrates would like to say in his statement “it is not difficult to escape death,” not that we can escape death, yet we cannot but all die thus we can prevent to die earlier. It is not difficult to escape the tendency to die early or escaping the occasion of death. Death is the end of our bodies, where we cannot do any physical actions and interactions to other beings. Death is the loss of our capacity to live in the world and get in touch to create relationship. We can make sure not to die earlier if we take extra care of our lives and escape from occasion of sickness. We can live a healthy life by eating nutritious foods and exercise to be fit. Curing illness is easier to be achieved than to escape wickedness. We must accept that we are bound to die in this earthly world, a world of physical and material bodies. All of us are afraid to die may be those who are not prepared but somehow we do not know what will happen to us if we die. Where will we go after we die? Do we have consciousness? or can we be aware as if we have mind after death? These are the reasons why we are afraid to die.
The statement of Socrates that it’s not hard to escape death but it’s very hard to escape wickedness because it runs faster than death; it would like us to reflect and be aware and beware of our tendencies to be bad persons through unfair and evil doings. We know that evil is always present in our surroundings, often times we recognize more the evil one than God and worse we dwell and do evil things. It is because of the devil that is provoking our selfishness and let ourselves be controlled by the devil why we became wicked. It is very hard to escape wickedness such that it attack first our weak points and that is to be above or to be powerful than the others thinking of our selves. Wickedness affects many people it can destroy a person, a couple, a family a community and most of all it can kill the life of an innocent and the life of the person who is devoured and being controlled by the devil. Thus it is not difficult to escape wickedness of others, and the devil who would like to devour and hold you in its arms to be a wicked person, for wickedness may be outwardly testing you or internally devouring you.
We are all made by God as his people, created in his likeness made through his love. Thus we should be living like Christ, how he lived in this earth, being loving people of god and loving one another as how God loved us and be good persons as we are naturally made through love. We must be always aware and recognize the presence of the devil and more, we need to appreciate the ever presence of God to devour evil and conquer it. We can only defeat evil and escape always wickedness if we are all in communion and in understanding under Gods guidance. Thus we need not to escape death or be afraid to die if we know that we will be with Christ if we die.
Here Socrates would like to say in his statement “it is not difficult to escape death,” not that we can escape death, yet we cannot but all die thus we can prevent to die earlier. It is not difficult to escape the tendency to die early or escaping the occasion of death. Death is the end of our bodies, where we cannot do any physical actions and interactions to other beings. Death is the loss of our capacity to live in the world and get in touch to create relationship. We can make sure not to die earlier if we take extra care of our lives and escape from occasion of sickness. We can live a healthy life by eating nutritious foods and exercise to be fit. Curing illness is easier to be achieved than to escape wickedness. We must accept that we are bound to die in this earthly world, a world of physical and material bodies. All of us are afraid to die may be those who are not prepared but somehow we do not know what will happen to us if we die. Where will we go after we die? Do we have consciousness? or can we be aware as if we have mind after death? These are the reasons why we are afraid to die.
The statement of Socrates that it’s not hard to escape death but it’s very hard to escape wickedness because it runs faster than death; it would like us to reflect and be aware and beware of our tendencies to be bad persons through unfair and evil doings. We know that evil is always present in our surroundings, often times we recognize more the evil one than God and worse we dwell and do evil things. It is because of the devil that is provoking our selfishness and let ourselves be controlled by the devil why we became wicked. It is very hard to escape wickedness such that it attack first our weak points and that is to be above or to be powerful than the others thinking of our selves. Wickedness affects many people it can destroy a person, a couple, a family a community and most of all it can kill the life of an innocent and the life of the person who is devoured and being controlled by the devil. Thus it is not difficult to escape wickedness of others, and the devil who would like to devour and hold you in its arms to be a wicked person, for wickedness may be outwardly testing you or internally devouring you.
We are all made by God as his people, created in his likeness made through his love. Thus we should be living like Christ, how he lived in this earth, being loving people of god and loving one another as how God loved us and be good persons as we are naturally made through love. We must be always aware and recognize the presence of the devil and more, we need to appreciate the ever presence of God to devour evil and conquer it. We can only defeat evil and escape always wickedness if we are all in communion and in understanding under Gods guidance. Thus we need not to escape death or be afraid to die if we know that we will be with Christ if we die.
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