I was talking with a friend the other day, and she had just had her first break-up. She said that she had been happy before he had loved her, so why shouldn't she be happy now? It made me think of Plato's Cave. Particularly, the concept of how man, once he has seen the light, can no longer see in the dark. I realized this is a concept that can be applied to many areas of life. Once man has felt love, how hard is it for him to live without it? For some, I suppose it is easy. But for others it is hard. But trying to avoid the complicated topic of love, there are many other instances. A friend of mine once said "Once you have eaten gelato, you can never again enjoy ice cream." Once we have experienced a "Higher" experience, is it possible to be happy or content with the more common? Are there other things that we don't even realize are like that? Does food that taste bad to us taste good to people who have never had the opportunity to eat anything better? And if that's the case, is it better to avoid the good things so that you enjoy the lesser things? I wonder if anyone lives this philosophy...