Today, when I woke up my Attic was being Hectic again (people say I think too much).
What I had in mind was “The Allegory of the Cave” by the philosopher Plato…
My own shadow
I don’t want to be long but I will remind you:
Plato imagines a group of people who have lived in a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them, and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to Plato, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to seeing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall are not constitutive of reality at all, as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners.
Well, what does it have to do with my day yesterday?
After a long time struggling with myself,(and now I came to realize It’s been years), I was willing to see life in it’s true colors. Enough of forms and shadows.
Of course, sometime we need a little help to let the chains loose, and I really have to thank a person for this.
When we me meet people, we never know why we did so, or how long they will stay in our lives… loves, friends. family and even enemies… But we know for sure, that, IF the paths crossed at some point, there IS something to be shared, taught and learned…
So, now, starting to step out of my cave, into the light, a poem came to be…
Do not forget that you
have a heart in your chest,
and those who are with you
have a heart too.
Do not forget,
that everything is a mad race,
reaching the goal is not insignificant,
but you do not stop feeling.
I do not say you’re forgetful
don’t forget this:
nothing is running but time,
and it eventually wins, how mean can it be…
Do not forget you,
and the many things you enjoy,
do not exaggerate in working and looking…
but above all
DO NOT FORGET TO LIVE!
Aline Light Martins
PS: thank YOU for yesterday!
