Cave Discussion

Reading walls of text on a CRT monitor was basically my observation into the world; my allegory of the cave moment.

I have always found this parable to be an interesting take on our world and what we think of our world. With the advances over the last few centuries, this pursuit of truth is pretty much understood throughout our lifetime.

I could summarize this article, and explain all the little tidbits, but what I think would be much more interesting is discussing the questions that exist outside of this parable. Take for instance, our world. Our world is all we have right now, and any existence of other "truths" are not known to us, nor ever will be known unless some sort of extraordinary enlightenment were to occur. However, this will never happen, as seen through the history of our world.

We will always question the very basics and functions of our world and the things within it. However, there is a certain point that we must understand we will never reach. It is in this realm that society longs to be, and because of such, we will forever hold visions of grandeur and tales of fiction to be the cornerstone for our deep, prophetic discussions of what we are and what we will or will not become.

The idea behind this story, to me, is to just simply continue searching for answers; examine your world. The worst thing someone can do is use their time on this Earth in an irresponsible way. I believe that if enough time is spent examining the mechanics of our existence, we will, if anything, become at peace with ourselves and understand our limitations. In this, we find happiness for the things we do possess, and in turn, we must spread our understanding and appreciation with those around us.

Without this appreciation, there would be no motivation to progress our world. If there was no progression, ultimately society would collapse or we would be cheating ourselves to think we must stay in one state. Thankfully, many people in our world choose to use their time wisely, search beyond what is given to them, and ultimately progress our world.

Whether free will or fate, it is our responsibility to understand that the present is truly a gift (I'm sure I ripped that off of many people.) We have to understand that what is done is done, what will come will come, and what is taking place at this moment is truly the foundation for the other two. If we want to be content with ourselves, we will continue to search into morality, functionality, and awareness. As far as we know, we have one life to live; ultimately it is our job to use our time properly for the betterment of our world; after all, it is all we know.

Anything beyond what we know is faith; and faith is only achieved through long term dedication to self awareness and world functionality.