So, I'm a nerd and I'm a big fan of Naruto, which is an anime about ninjas. There is a character named Sasuke Uchiha who has a brother named Itachi. Their clan is one of the most powerful in the world because of their special eyes, which they could use to place others into an illusion called 'genjutsu' and also have high levels of perception. Itachi killed every member of the Uchiha clan, except for Sasuke and Sasuke goes on a quest to kill his brother to seek revenge. His brother is one of the best ninjas in the world but also loves his little brother. After Sasuke murders Itachi, he finds out that his brother was forced to murder his own clan because of political reasons. Thus, Sasuke seeks to destroy the village that forced his brother into such an act.
For the whole beginning of Sasuke's life, he believed one thing, and lived his life around getting stronger so he can one day face his brother. And after discovering the truth, he changed his beliefs about his brother and turned his anger towards something else. Perhaps Itachi created this hatred inside Sasuke in order to make him strong, and for what purpose? Maybe Itachi has even bigger plans for Sasuke's future.
Itachi was able to shape Sasuke's reality with illusions he created. And after Sasuke discovers 'the truth', perhaps he is still in another illusion. Sort of like an inception-like illusion within an illusion. This is similar to movies like The Matrix or Inception, where the illusion becomes the reality. But what I want to leave this with is the fact that our environment has created our reality. My parents, teachers, friends, NJ, BRHS, Columbia, etc. have shaped my reality. And my reality is completely different from that of others. I'm not saying that we might wake up one day and realize robot sentinels have taken over the world, but that perhaps our reality is not the best form of reality. Do we have the power to change our own illusion/reality? Can we break free from the illusion/reality that our society has created for us? What can we gain from experiencing the reality of others? And of course, is there a difference between an illusion and reality?
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