Zorbas is a man of wisdom. Even though he did not have a formal education, he is full of wisdom and he learns so much from his everyday life. He’s a hardworking man and rewards himself evenly. He lived his life as if everyday is his last day. That is the reason why most people think of him as reckless and opportunistic. These became Zorbas’ downside. He gave people negative impression because of the way he acts. Though he was quoted with negative things, he still was admired by few because of the way he perceived life and its blessings. We can see in him the wisdom from Plato, Epirucus, Shankara, and other wise men and women in our history.
Zorbas gave us a perception of living the good life by living well with the true happiness of life, by living the way you want and acting responsibly by what you do because good people don’t need law for them to be responsible. Thinking of others well-being before himself helped him to gain the respect of his fellow men.
He touched the heart of many people with his words of wisdom. He refreshed the meaning of life. He had completed Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. His self-actualization and satisfaction with the life and love he had gave him the chance to have a well-fulfilled life. He made people realize that love is more powerful than death for that gave him and his friend a strong bond to feel what the other feels with out even seeing or talking to them. That love brings synchronization into the needs of the persons that are strongly bonded. Life is said to be at its greatest if it is practiced sincerely, honestly, and love as avid as one heart can do. Living life lead with wisdom is the way to live a good life.
Works Cited
Smith, Steve. Ways of Wisdom: Readings on the Good Life. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1983.
Kanantzakis, Nikos. Zorba the Greek. New York: Schribner Paperback fiction, 1996.