Plato's Cave and Me

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This paper discusses, based on the writer's perception of Plato's Cave, the problems of living in a purgatory, between unreal and real, thus losing his or her very being. The author points out that people now live in an international world where global events significantly affect their country and community; however, unfortunately, too many of them are stuck in the confines of the cave, glued to the TV, video games or VCR. The paper concludes that, when the author made it out of the cave, like Plato and Aristotle, he or she re-examined his or her life to see what things in life were most important, what things were just illusions and what are realities that should be pursued. Illustration.

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"Going a step further, I believe that Plato is saying that we cannot be content with the trivialities and mundane aspects of life. We are unaware that we are living with illusion, superficial knowledge. We are also unaware that those aspects that we hold in highest esteem-money, power, and prestige-and their physical outcome-large houses (those wonderful 8,000-square-foot McMansions), luxury automobiles, high-status jobs or the covetousness and materialism in life are not the answer to becoming a just and happy person."

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