The Apple of Socrates

What is the truth in today's world? And how far away is the truth?

Socrates' apple makes us think about the world, and it also makes us think about honesty. The image of the weak child, with the empty flowerpot in his arms, stood before the king as if he had been bullied. But this boy was the bravest and most honest, and he became the next king. Visible, a person's honesty for the country is how important.

Perhaps the dishonest side of human society has been accompanied by honesty, with the development of society, as if the lack of honesty is increasingly serious. What exactly is the root of dishonesty?

I think to the philosopher, I do not know what his purpose was when he said to the students, "I have just picked this apple from the orchard. Do you smell it?" But it wasn't really an apple. The philosopher lied. In fact, it reflects the problems of today's education system. Educators will sometimes set up a question that is not true for the sake of education, and this suggestion can make some students say "false things". Sometimes, the high-sounding "lie" in some cases reflects a problem in education -- over time, as a student, it becomes difficult to tell what is true from what is false, resulting in the kind of student who says the apple is delicious without even smelling it.

The other three silent students all have doubts in their minds, but they have different ways to deal with them. The student who said he did not smell it was the most sincere. He told it like it was, did not believe in the authority of the teacher, and was good at respecting the truth. However, some people who are good at telling the truth are not appreciated by others; People who tell lies, however, thrive. The influence of social environment on people is sometimes beyond the understanding of human nature. People in some vanity under the drive, want to listen to the truth of the desire is gradually faded.

The world is not short of people who dare to challenge the "so-called truth". Such people often make a great achievement in a certain field of science, just like Nicholas Truss, who broke Newton's world of direct current and pioneered alternating current, and became a giant in the field of science. They always adhere to their own opinions, constantly practice to test the truth. Their thinking is not bound by the truth, will eventually give us a more real world.

The "touched and said, what is this apple?" He dared to ask his question, but he was afraid to say clearly that he did not smell, neither superstitious authority, nor contrary to his own heart. And the "teacher, today I have a cold" student, seems to be the most intelligent. In fact, he also has a question, but the question seems to boil down to "cold" on. That way, he won't go against his heart and won't upset the teacher by saying the wrong thing.

These students represent four different types of people. It seems that the social environment can always divide people into different types, in order to adapt to the society, people are trying to find ways to adapt to this society. However, "honesty" is always the mainstream, and people prefer "truth". Therefore, we should learn to treat people sincerely, with good faith cast their own pure life; We also need to learn to be honest, with good faith to create an upward social environment.

Honesty is essential if you want to be the next king.