Recently, several lucky individuals shared a record Powerball prize. Who amongst us, has not dreamt of being the fortunate one who luckily guesses the correct combination of numbers on the winning ticket? Because it is such a rare and uplifting occurrence, it is newsworthy when someone escapes the bonds of their ordinary life and becomes extraordinary. We celebrate the athlete, who through a combination of dedicated practice and genetic luck, breaks out of his impoverished or unpleasant upbringing. However, for most of us, this escape is not an option. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the men are chained and prevented from moving around freely, so they are not permitted to see the truth, only shadows of the truth. Fortunately, for most of us,
