Socrates and the Power of Questioning

I was born in Ancient Athens, in a city that claimed to value wisdom and truth,

yet I believed most people did not truly think. They repeated what they were told and

followed opinions instead of understanding. I walked the streets, the markets, and the public squares

asking simple questions: What is justice? What is virtue? What is truth? The more people

answered, the more they realized they did not know. I believed real wisdom begins with

one realization—I know that I know nothing. I did not write books or give lectures;

I taught through dialogue, questioning, and doubt. This angered the

powerful, because I challenged politicians, poets, and teachers and