What is the meaning of life according to Socrates?

The meaning of life is just to live every moment. But who's Socrates? Socrates was a philosopher who lived in Athens. He believed that the meaning of life was to live your life without bothering yourself with pleasantries and trinkets. He constantly questioned people, even random people in he middle of town square. this is what eventually led to his death. some say he was happy to drink the Hemlock (poison), but others think he just respected the law and did what they told him to do.

---a different perspective---

"The unexamined life is not worth living." according to socrates. He believed we must strive towards the Good, or Truth, which for him was the Forms. He believed a love of wisdom (philosophia) was good for the soul.

He did question people on the street, but in an open ended dialogue in which both parties could benefit from what was explored. He was charged with corrupting the youth for teaching his students to question the status quo, he was also a political target for embarrassing important figures who contradicted themselves on beliefs and ideas about justice. Socrates was found guilty and had the option of choosing exile from Athens or drinking Hemlock. Socrates was elderly by this time and loved his city, which he saw as a haven for social order and justice, he was known to never leave the city walls (see Plato's Phaedrus). He did drink the poison willingly, but it was not because he wanted to die. Instead it was because he didn't want to deny and undermine his beliefs and values in a two-fold way. 1) Apologizing and confirming he did something wrong 2) Leaving what he found to be Good. In effect, Socrates chose to be a martyr for the pursuit of wisdom.