“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.”
-Socrates
Dear future me,
During this course, you have learned about a lot of people. All of them
have had something to say about something. I am here to remind you of the
things you must always remember throughout life. Consider me your little
advisor on your conscious shoulder.
To start, remember Socrates.
While they expressed many different ways of thinking, the thing he was
most known for was his statement on life. He said that no one does wrong
voluntarily. Evil is the result of ignorance. If people knew what was the
right thing to do they would do it. We always choose what we think is the
best or good for us.
Another quote to add is:
I bring this quote because it should humble you. You’ve seen those
people who brag and act like they “know it all,” when they don’t know
shit. You must be honest with yourself and understand that there is so
much information in the world, you won’t ever know everything. Because of
that, you must act like you know nothing and want to learn. Develop the
YEARNING to want to learn everything! Let the passion of not
knowing anything make you want to know everything.
Another guy I want you to remember is
Marcus Aurelius. He practiced Stoicism. For context, he was an emperor of Rome for a
time. He wrote a book called Meditations, which included his inner
thoughts as the emperor. Being a Stoic, he believed that the things you
cannot control in your life must not be worried about. You must only worry
about what you can control, such as your emotions. He has a simple quote I
can put in here.
You can control your thoughts. You can control how you think about
others. Have a good thought process for things in your life. This is key
to being good.
Towards the end of the course, our class began to read a book
titled:
This book dives deep into what we do day to day, and how
capitalistic ideas have embedded themselves into our ways of thinking. One
of the big concepts is that we have been taught to think that you must
always be doing something “productive.” I want to tell you right
now, you NEVER have to feel like you must always be doing
something! There should be time where you are "productive" and time where
you are in "maintenance mode." In "maintenance mode," you basically do
nothing! It allows your brain to step away from what is stressing you and
lets you really look at how things are going in life. I believe it is
vital to making sure you're not overworking yourself to death! Don't
forget about this whole concept, it is pretty game-changing!
Remember these people, future me. They hold strong lessons you can
benefit from for the rest of your life. They remind you of the things that
are important in your life! Come back to this page to remember these
people! Thanks, future me.
-forhp