Is an unexamined life worth living?

A life not worth living? Blasphemy. That is the greatest insult to someone. You are telling them that they are, in fact, causing a detriment to the rest of the world. You are telling them that they are a waste of space, air, and time. A life not worth living, is simply telling someone to go kill themselves. There is no life not worth living. Sure there may be terrible things done by or done against a person. But they need to find change then. But simply saying one’s life is not worth living because of lack of self-examination is taking it too far.

Ignorance is bliss in a sense. If one does not know about insight and looking into their lives, they can be perfectly happy. But as soon as knowledge and this idea of examining one’s life to find a deeper meaning come into play, they stay. The idea becomes a seed that grows and wraps around the brain. A life filled with insight and self-examination can lead to much more. I suppose then it becomes our job to show this to others to further their lives. As Socrates has said, through insight, we become more knowledgeable. So isn’t it our duty to pass this on?

Simply saying someone’s life is not worth living is not the right thing to do. What has it done? It accomplishes nothing. While an examined life will lead to more, we cannot just say it and leave it at that. We must do something about it. Because is a life without action really worth living?