THE GREAT SOCRATES.

SOCRATES (470 BC -399 BC) Socrates brought down Philosophy from Heaven to Earth. =Cicero. Socrates was well-versed in Geometry, Astronomy. Socrates wrote nothing. He kept no record of his speech. Information about him has to be gathered from his dialogue With Plato or with Xephon. The topic of his lectures was about “ KNOW THYSELF.” TAKE CARE OF YOUR SOUL. THE SOUL IS A STRANGER IT SLEEPS WHEN BODY AWAKES AND IS ACTIVE. LOOSELY INHABITING IN OUR BODY. MAKE YOUR SOUL AS HOLY AS THAT OF THE GOD. DO NOT WASTE TIME IN TAKING CARE OF YOUR BODY. SOCRATESE SPENT ALL HIS TIME IN WANDERING IN MARKET PLACES, GYMNASIA, PUBLIC PLACES LECTURING ABOUT HUMAN GOOD. WE HAVE FORGOTTEN GOD. WE HAVE INVOLVED OURSELVES IN WORLDLY PLEASURES. HE LIVED IN UTTER POVERTY. ALL WINTERS AROUND HE WORE ONE AND HIS ONLY ONE WINTER COAT TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM SEVERE COLD. HE WORE NO SHIRT. HE WORE NO SHOES. HE PROFESSED THAT FOOLISH IMMORAL TALES ABOUT GOD WERE CIRCULATED BY GREEDY MONKS,PRIESTS TO MAKE THEIR LIVLIHOOD. HE BELIEVED IN THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. HE WAS CHARGED FOR OFFENCE OF CORRUPTING THE MINDS OF THE YOUTH. HE WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY OFFERING A CUP OF POISON TO DRINK.