Blog entry 6

In"allegory of the cave" author tells a story to show how far human nature is enlightened or unenlightened. There are some prisoners who have been in an underground den for a long time from their young childhood. Their bodies are chained so that they can not move and can see only the shadows which is thrown from the fire behind them. One day, a prisoner got released accidentally and he saw the light from the sun and real world. Finally,he realized that what he saw before was an illusion and not everything in the world. Author points out that people believe that only what they see and know is the truth and everything without knowing that there are more beyond them in their life.

After I read "allegory of the cave" it reminds me of experience that I had. when I was young, I used to believe that the world was going around me. I thought that I'm the center of the world and everybody was looking up to me. My parents always took care of me and i thought that they could get anything if I wanted. When I was in high school, i failed many classes but I did not mind it and took it easy about my grade. I  thought that at last, I was going to be successful anyway because I had a dominating thought and I felt like the world needs me. I also thought that there is nothing more important than me in the world. One day, one of my friends told me to wake up and emphasized that the world doesn't center around me. When i heard that, I was shocked and i thought it over then. Finally, I realized that I was wrong. The reality was that all men are created equal and there is no one who is higher and more important than others.

I think that author wants people to find whether they are still chained or walking out to the light in their lives. I advise that people should find what stage they are and if they are chained, try to find the truth beyond the reality they believe which may be an illusion. I hope more people to find the truth and  face the truth without being scared.