"" An activity that enables an individual to get in touch with himself mentally and spiritually is the exercise of yoga. Yoga is an ancient system designed to promote physical and mental health. It keeps the body alive and clears the mind by putting us in touch with nature as well as himself. Through yoga, he can feel good about himself, while learning control, coordination and concentration over both the body and soul; in other words, "because the mind is different, the man is different."" Socrates would had argued that an unexamined life is an unconscious life because thinking never arises above practical concerns; desires are rarely pondered; custom, habit and unquestioned beliefs substitute for reflection & assessment (120). In short, an unexamined life is a life that takes the psyche for granted and ignores the "true self."" .
Like Socrates, I believed that it is an individual's obligation to avoid doing anything that is or will be harmful to his souls, but rather to do things that will be beneficial. An individual with self-confidence, or positive characteristics, will be able to achieve success or experience happiness in his life because he has acknowledged his capabilities and has learned to accept and love who he is. On the other hand, an individual with low self-esteem, or negative characteristics will never experience such pleasure because he has not recognized his qualities nor will he understand the achievements of one with self-confidence because he will be too overwhelmed in his own self-pity. For example, Socrates argues that self-control leads to pleasure whereas incontinence (lack of self-control), he asserts, prevents us from the finest expressions of pleasure in eating, drinking, resting & making love. Without self-control, we have no hope of learning how to moderate ourselves and our lives (108). One may feel that practicing a religion can develop the soul spiritually because he is connecting himself with the spiritual realm.
