Difference Between The Matrix And The Allegory Of The Cave

Finding Balance Between Imagination and Reality The true state of reality is accepting and having knowledges of things as they actually exist. Reality includes everything that is and has been, whether it is evident or coherent. Most people become prisoners of reality and begin to build their own perception of what it is or should be. The chances of forming mental images and creating a one-sided version of one’s truth is seen daily. Imagination influences the way we process things mentally. It impacts everything we do, think and create in our everyday lives. Which leads to dreams, developments, and countless idea’s. However, finding balance between the two is almost intolerable. Simply because we no longer experience reality as it is. Instead, we perceive reality though memories from the past and uncertainties about the future, creating partial version of reality.
Plato believe that knowledge gained through sense is just an opinion or perception that one may have. I agree, in order to understand someone or something, such as facts, information, or skills, which these all are developed through experience or education by perceiving, discovering and learning. Pluto described a prisoner being stuck and living inside of a dark cave. He was completely oblivious to the outside world and could only identify with shadows from the fire that was lit in the cave. Soon he became free and was exposed to the real world. He then realized that the shadows he saw in the cave was no comparison to the physical touch of another human being, or object. Overtime the prisoner in the cave had newly found knowledge and was able to adapt and adjust to the outside