Book Review: The Socrates Express – Eric Weiner
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Something is going on in the middle of a century that is getting more and more crowded, especially the circumstances around me that I feel are not okay. Do you agree that this world is getting old? There are many things that happen, especially now that many people are increasingly cruel to become something bad in order to get what they want. For that, it seems that humans have lost their integrity.
Several times I often read self-improvement books, there are many things that I understand that humans need to read and study. As humans are present on this earth not only to live, but to understand and understand their role as humans, not as a bad person to get whatever they want.
Over time, this world is exacerbated by the many people who are bad in nature, then it becomes even worse because of the lack of self-understanding about the importance of being human. In the book The Socrates Express, I understand about a life journey that is full of philosophy in every second of human life.
Definition of finding the right book to overcome a life full of difficulties, especially facing problems that exist at all times. This book gives a deep impression of the early philosophers, such as Socrates, Thoreau, Gandhi, Beauvoir. These great thinkers make Weiner's intellectual journey into a very dense book about the many life stories that are actually easy for humans to do.
Weiner, who sees the perspective of life from the perspective of great thinkers such as Thoreau or Gandhi, provides an interesting story to understand. There are many important reflections written that I think you should read in order to understand what the meaning of this life is. at least, this book will provide an experience that you have never experienced but can feel and understand at least make your life feel easier.
Traveling does make our lives more understanding and meaningful. That is why every journey will provide stories and experiences, so that we know that the meaning of life is not just about glamour, wealth, riches and position. Giving meaning to life is more than that and the important thing in life is the meaning of life itself.
Interestingly, each story from Weiner's journey has its own story that touches on many lives. Even more than that, Weiner's journey is like our journey too, only the timeline and storyline are different. Weiner conveys the meaning of each thought of the great thinkers in sentences that are easy to understand, for that, I like to read it.
Philosophy in the art of living life, that's what happens in this book. All philosophies in this world are corrected in almost every comedy from Weiner, so easy and can be understood on a journey that almost makes me feel like I'm beside Weiner at that time, on the train of course.
The conclusion I got was, every era has its story, but, nothing changes, everything is the same, but the only difference is the timeline and civilization. Humans are the same from ancient times to the present, everything is even the same, nothing is different. Oh yeah, it's just that currently there are smartphones, which finally broke because they fell from the hands of a man who walked out of the commuter train.
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I find it super interesting what you share about philosophy and the role it plays in our lives. It is true that sometimes it seems that the world becomes more complicated and cruel, but reading about the great thinkers can give us a deeper and more hopeful perspective.
We sometimes take perspective for granted, but in fact, it is the most needed thing in surfing in this world.
I'm curious about the premise of this book. Thank you so much for recommending it. I will look for it so I can read it. Cheers!✨
The premise is just a person riding a commuter train and then he combines some of the thoughts of philosophers and the reality that occurs.