The Greek word arête stands for
many things. It is a word for excellence of any kind, moral virtue, fulfillment
of purpose or function. Most importantly arête is the Greek word for the act of
living up to one’s potential. Today, Mr. Schick taught us about using this word
as an example and living up to our full potential. It’s sad because some people
go through their entire lives without living the way they were meant to live.
Mr. Schick used the example of comparing us to dogs. Dogs live their whole life
not knowing there is an end. Eating, playing, and sleeping is pretty much the only
thing that will happen in their life. Humans however, know that one day we will
die, so we know we need to live our life is the best way we can. If humans live
like dogs and never live life to their full potential, they are doing something
wrong. The last half of class, we looked up and defined words and events that
will be appearing in our next lesson.
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