It is important to live an examined life in order to achieve a truly good life full of virtue, happiness, godliness, and for you this how you wanted your life to be and if people remember you the way you wanted to be remembered. Everyone has a different aspect and perception of the life they want to live and whether the decisions they have made in their life suit them and are the right decisions. Through an examined life, you will achieve Socrates' goal of having attained knowledge for the purpose of living a good life. However, most people will not be able to achieve a tested life without outside help and knowledge from others. People will need the knowledge, questions, and criticism of others to learn and remember the mistakes they have made, and then gain more knowledge. Through the Apology, Socrates responds and defends the philosophical life by saying: “If you think that a man who is in any way good should take into account the risk of life and death; he should only consider this in his actions, whether what he does is right or wrong, whether he acts like a good man or a bad man. » (Apology, 28b-c) This quote perfectly describes what everyone should ask themselves and if they believe they were right in their decisions and feel like a good person, you have achieved an examined life. An examined life is important because it is the life that everyone wants to achieve in their own way and this is the best way their life can turn out.