Leaving the Cave

What is philosophy? It is leaving the cave. Unchained, a new world is opened. People play with their shadows trying to seem better. People try to imitate, but the philosopher chooses to be creative. They create a world for themselves. Others may share that world, but the world is the one you build. It is the freedom to say, “I am”. I am a thinker, creator, one who peers into the unknown. I know life can be hard, absurd. I seek to be practical, but only on my terms. A philosopher stands before the faceless, nameless crowd. The crowd can mock him. Who cares? The crowd can hate him. That only proves he is great. He shattered their world to make his own. “Crucify him,” the Pharisees cry. They crucified the Logos when they asked “What is truth?” When the could not get Socrates to recant, they made him drink the Hemlock... No, he made the choice to drink it because “The unexamined life is not worth living.” The Mind, the Spirit, and the Logos, united in one Trinity. Let me also share in your energy. What is philosophy? A life well lived.