"The theory of recollection and learning, however, was based on an assumption worthy of acceptance, for our soul was said to exist also before it came into the body, just as the reality that is of the kinds that we qualify by the words "which truly is," and I convinced myself that I was quite correct to accept it" (43).

This is an interesting thought that had never occured to me before. Do our souls exist before we are born? If I believe that my sould will exist after I die, has it existed before I was born? Actually, no. I do not agree with Socrates. My soul and body came into this world as one. My soul is the product of the combination of my mother and father; how could it have existed before they even met? Socrates puts a lot of faith in reincarnation. If our souls exist before we are born, where are they? Are the just hanging out somewhere? I don't believe a soul is as tangible as Socrates things. A soul, I believe, is a person's personality, thoughts, morals, dreams, conscience, etc. I don't think it can go floating around out there traveling on its own.