Plato

I choose to bask in the sunlight of reality and discover "self" rather then impose my "will" on others. In the "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato, he describes a system of education for the masses. For instance, imagine being chained to a seat, and the masters of the educational system begin to indoctrinate you with their views of reality. (The original matrix) Imagine a horse being describe to you with a shadow puppet. The shadow puppet does not do a real horse justice. Matter of fact, a modern picture of a horse or any type of animal does not capture the essence of the beast. For example, a picture of a squirrel does does capture their frantic energy scurrying about trying to find food or playing with friends. Basically the education system does not teach the individual the reality of our existence.
One day, your chains are broken and you are free to roam around the "cave." You see a simple device that is used to educate the people. A torch is lite and the instructor holds imagines of animals in front of the fire and projects the image on the cave wall for the people to learn, "shadow puppet." Moreover, behind the educational device, that imparts faulty knowledge, you see a very bright light down at the end of the cave. You follow the light and discover it leads to outside and real sunlight not torch light. First, you are amazed about the the sunlight which blinds you temporarily, then imagine you the shock of seeing a real horse running around versus the image of the "shadow puppet" you are told is a horse?
At this point in the "Allegory of the Cave" you are given a choice: 1) To descend back into the cave and educate you the people to the truth about our reality, for some it would be pointless to tell them the truth about a real horse when they have been conditioned to believe the image of the "shadow puppet." Or, 2) you can continue your path of self enlightenment and discover your personal relationship with our reality.
I have tried to do both, but now I am just going to bask under the sunlight and improve self, but stay accessible to those that leave the cave looking for information. For instance, I have an online school that supplements home schooling that teaches liberal arts and a variety of skills to help students achieve academic success, but I am not actively seeking students.
An example of a person that bask under the sun and goes into the "Cave" to teach would be a professor, not a teacher. A professor has earned the ability to conduct personal research "basking under the sun" and taking the information they have discovered and try to teach it to the individuals in the "cave." However, the information they teach to the people are "shadow puppets." The professor teaches semi-enlightened people "teachers" to operate the machinery to educate the people.
I refuse to operate the machinery or develop the machinery for mass indoctrinating the people for control. The people that operate the machinery are known as "Guardians" in the republic. The guardians in the republic have to have certain qualities. The major quality for Plato is the attribute of being Just.
Anyway, I am FUdo, the upright sage! I am going to travel the world one day and get out of California. I have seen the world as a storm trooper for the United States, I know want to see the world as a sage.