Socrates
Virtue, Wisdom, Enlightenment
Socrates spoke of many qualities he believed to be important in humanity. He worked his entire life to spread wisdom, peace, wonder and knowledge to all those he met. Although this eventually led to his execution, he preached the important of morality and virtue right up to his death. It was the importance of being virtuous that and living a "good" life that Socrates felt was essential for humanity to flourish. Although largely missing in the most important places in our society (politics, pop culture, media) virtue in some sense can be found in the common citizen. Unfortunately it is commonly misinterpreted and totally misplaced but can still be considered virtue in the loosest sense. Socrates knew the importance of virtue in every individual and gave his life to prove this point.
Throughout the history of man, the most enlightened of us have strived to reach beyond ourselves. To understand the nature of the universe, and live in tune with it.......
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