The unexamined Life.

Dear Reader,

Socrates once said "the unexamined life is not worth living," but how true is this statement? We are all living, and at one point in time, we do look at why we are here and what we are doing. Or at least the majority, I would say, has done this. So is there life worth living more than someone who has not taken the time?
While we all deserve life, why should we live if we have no purpose, or one that we understand. Everything and everyone fills some purpose in some way, shape, or form. The bum on the corner may have a purpose, but not taken the time to understand it, but it doesn't mean he deserves to die.
What is the time span in which we are given to examine are lives anyways? A child doesn't look at their lives to examine their purpose, they don't have the mental capacity, unless they are some sort of philosophical prodigy. That child doesn't deserve to die because of circumstances they cannot control. That would be cruel and stupid.
But that is an extreme. But what of a man who is middle aged? They haven't examined their own life yet, maybe they haven't had that necessity. Do they deserve to die? Does someone deserve to less because they haven't had the necessity to examine their life. Why is their life less than our?
I don't think so. I think we all are the same worth, whether or not we have examined our lives. Understanding what we are here to do isn't necessary to have a good life. A good life doesn't need a purpose. Maybe inlgnorance is bliss.

Truly,
Nathan