In The Apology, Socrates states that philosophy calls on us to care for the soul. What does he mean by that?Why is care of the soul "philosophical"

The Athenians were a blind-following people, Socrates was
one of the world's greatest thinkers. He offered questions, challenged people's
thoughts, and treated life with the great question of a 4 year-old:
WHY?

Socrates idea that philosophy calls on us to care for
the soul is an important one for us to even consider today. Philosophy is the
investigation of truth or principles. If the soul is merely pleased by entertainments it
is a shallow soul. If the soul is not exercised because a man's work is rote or merely
brain work, it remains a shallow soul. If the soul is given opportunity to know, to
explore the truth of a principle, to understand then there is room for growth, and
growth is good.

The soul is that which finds something to
believe in. If we don't cultivate that, we lose our
humanity.

I spent my last summer in Haiti. It is dirty,
disgusting, gross, and I didn't like my enviornment. But, I got to teach English to
school children and just love on them. This fed my soul. It didn't feed my physical need
of comfort. It didn't feed or stimulate my brain for my own learning of new information.
I wouldn't have gone to feed my soul had I not believed I could be of service and help
to those kids.

Hope this helps. That is a great piece to
read and registering the difference between mind, body and soul is always
difficult.