Similarly, it can be difficult to step outside everything that you are used to or everything that you know. Your eyes would take some time to become adjusted prior to even looking at your surroundings. Now, imagine, within the allegory, if you were to be in a cave for your whole life. At the same time, due to the allegory and my own experience, I recognize that it can be difficult to leave your cave.Įven if one spends all their time outside, they cannot look directly at the sun forever.
YOU TUBE A THOUSAND YEARS FREE
Especially in college, when you are free to do things on your own, you can dictate what you are exposed to - in terms of education, experience and more. This idea that the allegory lays out has led me to seek out possibilities or options different from those that are presented to me. However, when one individual leaves, they are exposed to the light of the sun - or what is perceived to be the “Good.” The same individual tries to go back and tell those in the cave, but they prefer to remain inside.
This allegory can be interpreted to mean a variety of things, but at the core of the story, individuals believe everything that is given to them in the cave.
The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, in his work, the “Republic,” wrote what we now call the “Allegory of the Cave.” While this was written over a thousand years ago, there is a reason why it is still talked about today.
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