In one of my classes, we had to read a little story of Plato's called The Allegry of the Cave. We then had to compare it to the movie The Matrix. Both are a metaphor for the exact same thing. We were told today that we had to write a paper on whether we'd choose to live in the real world or in the Matrix/cave and why. My immediate answer in my head was "I'd choose the real world.Who want's to live in a world of disillusionment, where nothing is true or real?" We were also told we must answer a couple of other questions in our paper. For one, we must give an example of something we thought was true, but later found out was false and answer how it changed our perspective on other things.

At the time I learned of the assingment, I couldn't think of something that I would use to answer for this part of my paper. Then a few hours later, I ironiclly learned the truth about what's going on in my workplace. I learned how I have been deceived for quite some time. It hurts. Bad. I'm not even sure what to really do anymore concerning work.

Then I remembered my paper, and thought that perhaps maybe not knowing really is the better way to go. Maybe living in a Matrix or a cave, completely ignorant of what's true and real, would be better. If you don't know what's real, you're sheltered from the truth. And the truth is going to do nothing but cause you pain.

Then again, maybe it is better to know the truth. Maybe it is better to feel the hurt and the pain because it means you're actually feeling something. You're not living in a sheltered world.

What do you guys think?