Senses & Opinions

Whenever I get the chance, I spend my time playing PS3, X-Box or games on my computer. It’s my way of escaping from reality. Whether it be the chaos of Saints Row, or the calmness of Minecraft, I enjoy every second. Some of my friends however would argue that there is “too much going on”, or find themselves baffled by the controls, making the experience of the game unenjoyable for them. In a way, this breaks my heart. I adore my collection of games and question how somebody could dislike them in any manner. Opinions change from person to person, and I understand that, I just wonder what forms these opinions. Do they have a personal experience that morphed these opinions? Did somebody else influence their thoughts? If so, do they realise? Do I realise that somebody could have morphed my own thoughts toward video games? Later in life will I still feel the same way? Or will my thoughts change and transform over time?

Plato's Cave

The “Allegory of the Cave” strongly connects to the phrase “I’ll believe it when I see it” in my opinion. A large portion of the human population has shunned the act of deep thinking and taking a minute to reflect on life. Rather than doing such important and interesting things, such as questioning reality, they spend their time mindlessly working through their days, believing what they see and what they are told without question. These people are the ones trapped in the cave. They lack true wisdom as they wander blindly through their world. Though it is their reality, it may not have been their choice for it to have been such. How do you question your world when you are never notified of such possibility? How can you question what is true when you are not given the words to do so? Going back to statement “I’ll believe it when I see it”, I find this very narrow minded. The sense of seeing is very small and fragile on its own. It is with other senses and deep thought that one can start to understand their surroundings. Saying this is like becoming the people staring at a wall and knowing only shadows. You are shutting out all other possibilities that may go against what you know, therefore building the walls of the cave around yourself and creating an illusion that everything is fine.

Though I speak of “my opinion”, it is not truly and completely mine to claim. I have spoken about the subject of Plato and the “Allegory of the Cave” in a class full of minds that perceive things in different manners. The sole act of listening to another student’s opinion has altered my own. This can tie into the topic of reality quite easily, as my own reality changes along with the input of others

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