the unexamined life is not worth living

One of the greatest Philosophers’, Socrates, had one main principle in his teachings.  This principle was, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  In modern terms, this principle means that life has no value if you never question your existence in the world.  Some people have different views on this principle on whether or not this statement is necessarily correct.  I believe that in order for an individual to attain greater and more profound knowledge about him or herself, they have to be able to self-evaluate both themselves and the people and things around them. In Socrates’ teachings, he once stated that to be completely human, each man and woman must subject his or her life and convictions to the test of critical self-examination.   This makes perfect sense because you can never know what u need to work on to be a better person unless u self-examine yourself and constantly ask yourself questions.  People who don’t question themselves limit themselves from certain accomplishments.  An individual should never question their existence on earth because most negative questioning turns into unhappiness and the meaning of life is to be happy at all times.  For example, if you’re an athlete, you should always question your reasoning of playing the particular sport or questioning what you need to work on.  If you fail to do such acts, you won’t be happy playing the sport you play and you’ll never get better because u don’t leave room for improvement.  So I think Socrates was right about his main principle that the unexamined life is not worth living.