My Place in the Cave part 2

Summary of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”
            In Plato's " Allegory of the Cave", Socrates explains to Glaucon that humans are unenlightened and that those that want to be enlightened have a hard, long road ahead of them.  As quoted in the passage "nature is enlightened or unenlightened". What happens when a prisoner is released into a world that is unknown to them?.  Facing  the truth becomes an  uncomfortable and frightening process. Many individuals can run back to their old routine and others can feed off of being in a prison-house and prefer to be enlightened.  Those ex-prisoners enlightened by the truth are overwhelmed with excitement with all the new visions they see. It can become a difficult situation to get a grasp, when wisdom is knowing what you don't know. Provoked to share these new understanding on life, the prisoner becomes aware its hard to translate what they can not see on their own. Those that are not enlightened seem oblivious to what is being said and might refer to you as extraordinary but dangerous.

My Place in the Cave
      
            Socrates story reminded me that I am almost out of the cave because i still have to consider what classes to take to finish my major and envision where i am going after school is done. I am reminded of being in a "cave" chained to what i only know; people who do not want to learn new things remind me of the prisoners in the passage who knew nothing more than images reflected by fire, these chains represent complement and unwillingness to learn.  I started a new experience and can felicitate myself on this change. I am now looking at a new day with bright light, standing in this new light reminds me of just seeing the sun for the first time, this glisten blinds me. By not following through with my education I was chained by ignorance, I lived in a “Cave” as if I was facing in only one direction and couldn't move. I’ve personally made the effort to enter school with a brighter thought in my mind and convinced myself after so many false attempts, that this is it, I am ready for this new world. I am willing to prove myself and to step forward into a new light so I can teach others what I have learned and what my experiences will be over the period of my success. After all, when I remember my old habitation I can't see myself going back into the "cave" I once came out of. Now that i have been released from my shackles it is time to explore and make correct choices. I have choose to finish school with a fashion merchandising degree, it's the process of knowing what classes i have to take to get there. I have started off with a Liberal Arts major in order to bring up my grades and take some classes that can be accepted to F.I.T the school I am actually interested in to attend.  

       Some people choose to remain as prisoners of their own world by ignoring those who want to en-light them with knowledge and choose to remain this way and ignore the opportunities to better themselves. These people are symbolized in the passage by the released prisoner  who had the chance to see light and went back to share his new knowledge with his pals but they could not understand him because they ignored reality. Socrates said “My opinion is that in the world of knowledge the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with an effort". How would we know what this world has to offer if we don’t  give ourselves the chance to learn new things?  I was once told “Knowledge is knowing what you don’t know” I want to experience what the "cave" cannot offer. I plan on exploring an entire new world after i am done with school, figuring out what i want to do with the major i am going to accomplish. I have a few ideas along the line of what type of job i would like but my ideas can change with time. I am willing to be open-minded and explore many opportunities when i start attending F.I.T .