Philosophy a guide
to happiness is the title of the documentary film hosted by Alain de Botton.
This documentary film featured about Socrates, his main views on
self-confidence by means of giving opinions. In the first part of the film,
Socrates was described as an extraordinary person, an ugly person. Even though
he was given a title like that, he was known for his own beliefs. This film
told about thinking and speaking. It was told there that “thinking logically
makes us independent.” It taught us to build confidence among our own beliefs.
It also taught us to speak for ourselves not for others. The film also talked
about governments’ authority; that people was hard to accept the reality that
government has the higher rights. In the Philippines, we all know that we are
democratic meaning we have our right to choose our own leader that would lead
the country in a better way. People must have the right than government
authorities. Socrates was really annoyed of the others major opinions, why? It
is because Socrates wanted us to speak up our own opinion. He wanted us to be
brave and confident enough on whatever we wanted to say. He also disagreed
about “the will of majority”. Actually, we do have our rights, we do have our
own point of view in life, but one thing we should always remember that we
should be responsible in our actions and opinions.
Based on my
observation about the film, one thing Socrates wants us to realize is that
“Everyone has the right to know about life, that every opinion was equally
listening with.” We should not be afraid to voice out our opinions, be
confident. But it should have its own limitations in a way that would not only
think of you, always remember that other people have their own opinion too.
Learn to listen to each other to have understandable and meaningful talks. We
should not be afraid to develop our beliefs through our opinions and built up
our own self-confidence. That is why it was told in the last part of the film
“From being a sheep to a thinker philosopher”. A sheep who would always follows
the same sheep, should change because we should know our rights, in which we
should have to think like a philosopher. See the world on our own eyes.
Remember the quote of Socrates that “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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