In plato's "allegory of the cave" Socrates talks to a follower named Glaucon about what it is to be a philosopher.We as people live in a blinded society full of ignorance.Most of use are bliss about it we as people are very comfortable because we don't know anything else but "the cave".but if one of us. yourself would start seeking better yet facing the truth. It would be overwhelming at first but the more we seek the MORE! we want.Some people would think your crazy! but."once you have tasted the truth,you will not ever want to go back to being ignorant"
"My place in the cave"
Am in this underground area,this den which has this ray of light coming from deep within.Am chained from my arms down to my legs and my neck and i am on my knees.I,ve been like this since my late childhood years their are other young men with me chained as well the same way.All i see around me is darkness no hope, no faith, and no dreams,i see shadows there's this fire right behind me and i hear the echos of these distant yet so close voices.We all converse with one another out loud because we can't see each other.Our master comes he says keep being chained long enough and you will all be rich For some reason i knew that was a lie but yet i,ve been accustomed to these chains for such a very long time.
One day i began to conceive a plan,a plan that one day would set me free from these chains.Days have passed i still see the same shadows and still hear the same voices the same echos from a far.And then one day i see this strange figure at first i thought it was just another shadow but wait can this be an illusion could this be my mind playing tricks on me.As this strange figure kept coming closer i saw it had hands,legs,and a head.It was another person other then my master he was wearing this very long cloak and a hood was covering his face he removed it of course.And i saw a face of a very old man with long gray hair he looked at me with out saying a word and all he did was touch my chains and said walk to the light then disappeared.I moved my neck i knew from that moment i was finally liberated from my chains that held me down for so long i was compelled suddenly to stand up and walk towards the light.
As i kept walking closer i felt sharp pains on my eyes it was the glare from the light.when i reached the outside i was perplexed by my surroundings. I never saw this bright circle before in my life it was so high looked like it was flying their was also these tall objects with green like hair all over them. As i walked towards a near by path there was a hole that had this clear liquid.I put my hand in and touched this beautiful liquid and felt so warm.as i put my hand in deeper i felt a hard material i pulled it out and it was this round shiny object i was so amazed by it.It had this beautiful bright color i knew it was very valuable because it was the only one i found.
1 decided to go back into the dark den and show and tell the other young man about the beautiful rich world i just marveled upon and of course the round bright object i found as well.As i walked down and reached the young man they all looked puzzled as if they have never seen me before, i showed them the bright object and told them about the beautiful world outside of this dark den.I started to touch their chains and liberated them i told them to go see for yourselves they all looked at me like if i was crazy they started to walk towards the outside world when all of a sudden they walked back they were all scared to go and move forward.Then they all stared at me with hate in their eyes..before anything was said i jumped into the fire behind me.
Am in this underground area,this den which has this ray of light coming from deep within.Am chained from my arms down to my legs and my neck and i am on my knees.I,ve been like this since my late childhood years their are other young men with me chained as well the same way.All i see around me is darkness no hope, no faith, and no dreams,i see shadows there's this fire right behind me and i hear the echos of these distant yet so close voices.We all converse with one another out loud because we can't see each other.Our master comes he says keep being chained long enough and you will all be rich For some reason i knew that was a lie but yet i,ve been accustomed to these chains for such a very long time.
One day i began to conceive a plan,a plan that one day would set me free from these chains.Days have passed i still see the same shadows and still hear the same voices the same echos from a far.And then one day i see this strange figure at first i thought it was just another shadow but wait can this be an illusion could this be my mind playing tricks on me.As this strange figure kept coming closer i saw it had hands,legs,and a head.It was another person other then my master he was wearing this very long cloak and a hood was covering his face he removed it of course.And i saw a face of a very old man with long gray hair he looked at me with out saying a word and all he did was touch my chains and said walk to the light then disappeared.I moved my neck i knew from that moment i was finally liberated from my chains that held me down for so long i was compelled suddenly to stand up and walk towards the light.
As i kept walking closer i felt sharp pains on my eyes it was the glare from the light.when i reached the outside i was perplexed by my surroundings. I never saw this bright circle before in my life it was so high looked like it was flying their was also these tall objects with green like hair all over them. As i walked towards a near by path there was a hole that had this clear liquid.I put my hand in and touched this beautiful liquid and felt so warm.as i put my hand in deeper i felt a hard material i pulled it out and it was this round shiny object i was so amazed by it.It had this beautiful bright color i knew it was very valuable because it was the only one i found.
1 decided to go back into the dark den and show and tell the other young man about the beautiful rich world i just marveled upon and of course the round bright object i found as well.As i walked down and reached the young man they all looked puzzled as if they have never seen me before, i showed them the bright object and told them about the beautiful world outside of this dark den.I started to touch their chains and liberated them i told them to go see for yourselves they all looked at me like if i was crazy they started to walk towards the outside world when all of a sudden they walked back they were all scared to go and move forward.Then they all stared at me with hate in their eyes..before anything was said i jumped into the fire behind me.
.."I'd rather die on my feet then live on my knees." was the last thing i said.
