PHILOSOPHY IN THE DARK

Four guys were sitting a box. No windows, no doors. Darkness. Their interesting conversations were about what could possibly be outside the box.

Four different and very intellectual opinions. But… nobody knew.  Simply because there was no way to know.

Suddenly one of the flaps of the box opened and light streamed in.

It took a few moments for them to get used to the light.

For the first time they saw what was outside the box and… understood the meaning of what was inside the box.

Their opinions were forgotten immediately.

Do you think man is able to know by himself, without that extra information from the outside, what is the meaning of all things?