(#5781) The allegory of the cave is our new reality

      In Plato's book the "Republic" He devotes a chapter to the discussion of people living in a society where they don't question their surroundings but instead just accept them. It is like curiosity is not part of their culture. Well except for one person in Plato's cave allegory. The person finds their way out of the cave and discovers the real world outside where a panoramic view is vastly more than lighted walls in a cave. An enlightenment of discovery which to me is like a portal opening up within our existence in reality. Many fear this discovery and would rather stay safe within the confines of a cave accepting less while avoiding more. Which to me is contrary to being alive as an amazing individual within our human species.
     Contrary or not here we are and no mount of assuaging will change that reality. I was aghast to see the vote totals from our last election and can now assume that the reason for the vote totals is similar to the problem Plato describes in his cave allegory, People do not want to be curious about our existence they just want to survive in it the best they can without doing much to make it better. For them acceptance is far superior to challenging. A sort of resolve to abdicate courage for safety. Which to me undercuts the natural instinct of our species. So I don't expect this turn from who we are to be permanent but how long it lasts is in question.
     To say I am disappointed by this result in our evolution is an understatement. I am embarrassed and humiliated by our collective response to opportunities to find the answers to the great questions of why. I am not one to sit in the comfort of imaginary states when the real states are begging for my attention. I am bold and always will be. Not to do nothing but to do something beyond my own self. For our species to lose sight of our manifest destiny to move beyond our limited understandings is a failure of realism. How we correct that failure and find the inspiration to put us back on our path is the solution I am searching for to reintroduce. Making messes on Earth is a waste of time when moving out into the unknown is awaiting us to discover!