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The Classics Cave
Why classics? The classics are that portion of ancient literature that has endured through time because of its ongoing value. As Henry David Thoreau put it, “The oldest and the best books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
Why cave? In the ancient world, caves were places of mystery and revelation. For the philosopher Plato, caves were seen as the starting point of education, that arduous process of being “led out” to the bright light of the sun where we begin to “see things more truly.” With education, we move from ignorance to knowledge, foolishness to wisdom, and vice to virtue.
Caves were also used as storage rooms, as when Odysseus stored his treasure in the nymph’s “lovely dark cave” on Ithaca. Wine cellars are still called caves today. They’re were we store particularly valued wines.
Since the classics are like a fine aged wine preserved through time for our enjoyment and education, let’s head down to The Classics Cave and benefit from some the best literature of the past. There we will encounter brilliant story telling, observe heroically virtuous exemplars, receive wise counsel, and be encouraged to practice excellence toward a better life. If all goes well, we'll flourish as we are meant to.
