{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mpelembe Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/","title":"Why Socrates Says Regret Is Inevitable - Mpelembe Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"toUhu1bEzm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/why-socrates-says-regret-is-inevitable\/\">Why Socrates Says Regret Is Inevitable<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/why-socrates-says-regret-is-inevitable\/embed\/#?secret=toUhu1bEzm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Socrates Says Regret Is Inevitable&#8221; &#8212; Mpelembe Network\" data-secret=\"toUhu1bEzm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-ancient-Greek-philosopher-Socrates.png","thumbnail_width":967,"thumbnail_height":557,"description":"Ultimately, Socrates used this relationship to emphasize that true happiness and contentment do not come from external choices\u2014like whether to marry or stay single\u2014but from the internal state of the soul. Because external circumstances will always be imperfect, the true measure of a well-lived life is found in cultivating virtue, self-knowledge, and moral understanding."}