The Slaves In Plato's Allegory Of The Cave

The impacts of video addiction
Having freedom is like exploring life out of the cave, being able to discover the beauty of nature. As well as being able to understand life. For example, The Slaves in the Allegory of the cave, are a trap in a dark world. As for me, having technology in our world not only has it imprisoned me nonetheless, it has had me stick in a dark world. For instance, as for me, technology has sure improved our lives in many ways, but it has also enslaved us by other means. In Plato’s, “Allegory of the Cave”, Plato describes the lives of four slaves living in a cave, and how one slave was set free to the world he never saw before. After that, the slave that was freed starts speculating if it’s a good idea to go back to the cave or stay in the realistic world.

He describes the slave’s condition they lived throughout their childhood.

As they were slaves living in a cave full of darkness and despair, all they knew was limited to his surroundings. Although Plato said, “For how could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads”? What he means by this is that the darkness, shadows, and voices are all the knowledge that they acquired since their feet and neck chained them. Therefore, being chain inside a cave is like being chain to a video game not being able to see what are imperative, such family, love, and realization.
First of all, I never knew the meaning of having a family meant until I met my fiancé. A few years ago when I was alone and single, all I had to worry about was working and going to school. In addition to work and school, I had an addiction. Playing video games was one of the worst habits that consume my time. In the article, “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave”, written by Plato, he stated that “and suppose further that there was an echo which

came from the wall. Would they not sure think when one of the passers-by spoke that the voice came from the passing shadows? To them the truth would do nothing but the shadows of the images”, Plato said in his article. This passage related to me because, when I played video games all I saw and heard were the images and voices of the video games. I was not able to realize how bad my addiction was until I met my fiancé. As my girlfriend spoke to me or asked me something, I respond without realizing what I had just said. For the slaves, the echo came from the wall, however for me, the echo came from the Television and the challenging games that interfered in my life. In the passage, of the Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the slaves were limited to the movement because their necks were the chain as well as their legs. As I read this passage, I felt a connection. This is how I saw myself when all I did was play for hour’s restraint to the T.V and video games. These games became a challenge addiction because when I wanted to go to bed, I felt like my body was resting but my mind was still active involving a universe of dreams, where I was the leading player in the game. However, to me, it felt normal at the time, but my fiancé told me I was getting mentally sick. Eventually, as I became a father my life changed, but I was still struggling between fatherhood and playing video games.
Since I became a father, I had to sacrifice some things for my family. Now the only problem was that I didn’t have a television anymore because my son took over my Television and video console I used to play my video games on. I had a duty to take care of my son, but I was also intrepid to play video games no matter what. However, with a wife and a child, my priority’s needed to change for the better. Last Christmas, my wife bought a television and a video game console because she said I deserved it since I was able to balance the time. I was happy because I missed playing games. I set up the television and console in a corner of my room so that I could play.
After that, I was trying not to go to my old bad habits I wanted to make sure I spend enough time with family than spending more time playing the video games, and now I knew my family deserves my unconditional love and attention. As my son was growing up fast, I wanted to pay attention to the changes that he was going through, such as the tooth’s coming out. I didn’t want my focus to be more on the details of the games than my son. The love for my son was the strength for me to balance my life between video games, family, and love. Now I can appreciate the bonding moments with my son, as well as creating a father-son relationship.
Although I had the love for my family, then I realized how I was chained to the video games. I was not physically attached, but I was mentally attached. I was in the darkness because I was not able to see the time I wasted playing video games, instead of spending that time with my family. Then I started thinking more about my family and decided to stop playing for a few days, but I couldn’t resist. In the end, I just adjusted myself to play fewer hours and dedicate more time to my fiancé and son. The video games were the cave, and I was the slave inside of it, where I forgot about what family was about.