The worst possible fate for me would be to die and
discover that I had lived an existence similar
to the allegory described in Plato’s Cave.
Plato describes man’s condition as similar to living chained in a cave,
looking at shadows on the wall cast from a candle;
believing that was what life was all about.
When one person manages to break free and stumbles out into daylight,
he realizes that what he thought was real was merely shadows of real objects.
After he makes his way back into the cave to explain his revelation,
no one believes him because they have no reference point;
they simply cannot grasp this alternate reality.
This allegory is a great explanation for the difficulty that Christians have
as they try to explain their life in the Spirit.
The spiritual life ultimately cannot be taught, it is caught.
The light of God must be experienced, passed on like a living flame.
As for me, I need God to continually break chains and lead me out
into His Son Shine.
I need to live in reality.
I refuse to play games, wear masks
and costumes to fit into a false persona which I have crafted in my mind.
To live in truth means discovering my true self at my core,
in the ground of my being.
The longest journey is from our heads to our hearts.
It is a silent journey within.
As Catherine De Heuck Doherty said,
Close the wings of your intellect and
open the wings of your heart
connecting with theology is a verb
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Carissima Melania, ti parlo come se lo facessi con la mia figliola, e con lo stesso nome, leggi queste poche righe, e collegale a ciò che dice Platone, capirai che il Signore agisce sempre nella mente dell’uomo ben disposta al bene : 1. Figliuolo, non ti seducano le belle e sottili parole degli uomini: ” Il regno di Dio non sta nelle parole, ma nelle virtù” (1Cor.4,20). Ascolta invece le mie parole, che accendono i cuori e illuminano le menti, suscitano la compunzione e danno conforto. Non leggere mai neppure una parola al solo scopo di apparire più dotto, più sapiente. Cerca di mortificare i vizi; ciò ti gioverà assai più che la conoscenza di molti difficili problemi. XLIII. Contro la vana scienza del mondo. Da “L’Imitazione di Cristo”
Santa giornata
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I don’t think I was seduced by a few lines from Plato or jumped to conclusions- his allegory simply triggered a realization that I desire to live in reality, which means to live in Christ
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but I do understand your warning and take it to heart- we cannot read a few lines and presume to think we grasp a philosopher- especially one who is not Christian
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The Apostle Paul, in his travels for the transmission of the Gospel, in Athens, is a statue, with the dedication: “to the unknown God”. See my first assumption. Dear, Holy day.
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This is wonderful. Thanx.
God bless.
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Truly beautiful. Thank you.
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The Lord has always manifested to men the treasures of his wisdom and his spirit, but rather reveals even more now that the malice clarifies more his face.
Saint John Of The Cross
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A beautiful quote.
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It’s a nice allegory, although I don’t believe the rest of us live in the dark, chained to a wall, it puts forth your
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agreed
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….viewpoint.
(Oops, sausage fingers)
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