Of the 147 Delphic Maxims only three were inscribed on a column in the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: Know Thyself - Nothing in Excess & Surety Brings Ruin. (In ancient Greece - Delphi was the sanctuary and home to the famous oracle of Apollo which gave cryptic predictions and guidance to both city-states and individuals) Today I focus on the first one - Know Thyself - This is a shortened version of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. I imagine there are some errors in the allegory because I am taking some creative liberties with telling it. I believe the point of the Allegory is essentially - When you get feedback that you can’t do something, just remember, that feedback you get is not a reflection of your potential as you as a person. It’s only a reflection of your current mental conditioning.