Thoughts on Euthyphro and The Apology by Plato

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Post reading Plato’s dialogue, Euthyphro and The Apology, one concludes that Socrates is one of the wisest and the humblest men among Greek Philosophers. However, the citizens of Athens did not acknowledge Socrates’ wiseness and the fact that he seeks nothing but the truth. In fact, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth.  Even though Socrates has no writings on his own, his student, Plato, proclaimed a wealth of his teachings through the dialogues he wrote. These writings reveal Socrates point of view about dying and death.
In the dialogue, Socrates claim, “a man who is good for anything ought to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is right or wrong-acting the part of a good man or of a bad.” This suggests that Socrates is more concerned about the quality of life, rather than its length and how one decides to live it. This wise philosopher does not think that death conveys a negative connotation as most of us think; he believes it should be regarded as a delightful rite of passage that people should not fear. He states, “the fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom and not real wisdom, being a pretense of knowing the unknown.” Thus, Socrates postulates that it is unreasonable for someone to fear death because upon this rite, one is most likely to procure wisdom he has been seeking his entire life. 
It is obvious that Socrates did not fear death; he was mostly concerned about making right decisions and proving his point. He even chose to die over refuting his own morals and values. Personally, I agree with Socrates stance on death. As long as a person stands up for his values in life, and he does not let others debunk his morals and acts upon them, he should not fear death. Death is a beautiful thing! It’s not the opposite of life, but the counterpart to life. One should look forward to meet God with high values and morals that he acted upon in life and have not let others controvert them.

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