Thought for today, comes from that noted Greek Philosopher-Socrates."Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love".
When we think of Socrates we often remember his manner of death-drinking the hemlock. But you may not know why he drank the hemlock?? It was because he was accused of corrupting the young minds of the youths of Athens. He was often referred to as the "gadfly" of the day.....a person who upset the status quo of the times. His teachings often forced the elders to question the moral conscience and pursuit of justice. You may be familiar with his Socratic Method of thinking. He posed a series of questions in which the answers gradually distill the answer you seek. This method would also help the person examine their beliefs and the validity of those beliefs. He once said, "I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others."
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