In "The Allegory of the Cave", Socrates proves a point that the world we experience is a world of illusion, and knowledge is the key to everything. In the story Allegory of the Cave, prisoners are in a cave facing only a wall. There are people behind them holding board figures of different things like a cat and all they can see are shadows from a fire burning. They grew up in that cave and have no idea what the world looks like from outside the cave. So when one prisoner escapes and view the world outside, he returns to tell the other men and save them. They do not believe him and think he is crazy. So instead of getting free they think it is better to stay where they are or else they will also turn crazy as well.
If i was to compare my life to this story, I would have to say I am walking out into the light. Being that I just started college, it is a new step in my life that I want to succeed. I am still young and have so many things I want to do. There are many unanswered questions that I have, and sure there are many more to come. The world is a big question mark to me. I am filled with a lot of curiosity and want to know the answers to a lot of things. Some I will never find out and others might take a while before I know. I am filled with knowledge but there is still many more things I will learn throughout my life, whether it is good or bad. I can not predict what the future holds for me, but I prepare myself and be ready for what ever it has to bring. Everyday I will step further out into the light wanting to learn more.
Stepping into the light , you are stepping into reality. Its the time to be independent and make you own decisions on life. Hopefully one day I can "try to get people free" and enlighten them with the knowledge that I receive. I only plan on moving forward in life, I do not plan on turning back. Knowledge will help me get where I want to be. When you release yourself from the cave, you will soon realize there is a whole different world outside.
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