A Nice Metaphor

We are 2-dimensional creatures in a plane. The truth (or the Forms, in Plato’s words) is a 3-dimensional maze which rests on that plane. We can never understand the 3-dimensional maze itself, but we can see the shadow of the maze projected onto the plane, which as well constructs a 2-dimensional maze. Viewing from different angles, there are many entrances to the shadow maze. We can choose any entrance we want to enter the shadow maze. Some of the entrances lead to ugly, complicated and winding routes while some lead to beautiful, simple and symmetric routes. Perhaps both kinds of the routes can eventually lead to the most intrinsic essence of the maze. Yet, we would without hesitation prefer the more comprehensible path. The simpler the route is, the further we are likely to reach and the more we are likely to see.