"“Precisely, Director Bennett. So, here is the story. **A group of prisoners is chained in a cave facing the wall. Behind them is a group of puppeteers, and behind them, a fire. The puppeteers move their puppets back and forth, creating shadows on the wall. The prisoners can’t turn around, so all they see are the shadows. Look at the dog, they say, look at the house, look at the lady walking her dog by the house. They have no way to know that the shadows aren’t the things themselves, but reflections of them**. Does this help you in any way?”" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[zen]], [[skepticism]], [[counter-intuitive-thinking]] **Source** -- [[20250424020018 - B - The Ferryman]]