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you know, it says that even God took a day to rest. and who are we to know or even think we know what a day is in God's interpretation? we were never ment to be perfect. we were made to strive to be perfect. but never perfect itself. you give so much of your self, isaiah, that it has drained you. therefore you enjoy the time that you aren't being drained. it's nothing to be ashamed of. it's normal to want to climb back into the darkness of what you already know than it is to face the light of the future. consider your cave dwelling as a nap. yes, you can enjoy the peace of being in a state of which you know, but soon you will have to wake and get out of bed (or off the couch). i'm here when you need me, as are others. don't be afraid to wonder into the light isaiah. Love you ~heather <3
The Allegory of the Cave from the "Republic" is something that I haven't thought about since sophomore year, when I was studying political philosophy under Dr Patterson.
I remember the cave and how people were in there afraid. Too afraid to move. Too afraid to live. Yet, when a prisoner is let loose from his "chains" he will stumble through the blinding light of the fire (the fire which cast shadows that the prisoners thought they adequately knew) and eventually into the day.
There he will adjust to the light and will discover his freedom. Once he was enlightened he had a choice between going back and freeing those in the cave, or he could go on in sheer revelry.
I wonder how often God gives us the strength to get out of the Cave, yet we either stay in imaginary chains or we refuse to free others who were once ignorant. Knowledge is so beautifully powerful. And that knowledge benefits those who were once enslaved. I wonder what would have happened if that man went back to the chains and pretended nothing happened. Exhaustion is aweful, yet leadership is something that calls us through the exhaustion. Leading others out of that cave into the light of day and empowering them.
Strength and honor.
A pitcher, when drained, must be refilled.
Enjoy the refilling process. "Such as I HAVE give I thee."
Refreshing ones soul and body is just as important as the spiritual refreshment that comes from God's Word.
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