In the search for truth, many people look to philosophers like Plato to find unattainable and impersonal truth. Crawford's argument that truth is physical and can be attained by all is correct because it reveals this truth. is not something that only educated people can find, it is something that every man encounters. In “The Case for Working with Your Hands,” Crawford writes that working with material things has been largely underestimated by society, and he is right. He says that “a gifted young person who chooses to become a mechanic rather than accumulate college degrees is considered eccentric, even self-destructive” (Crawford). Every person is looking for the truth in their life, a reason to live, and most people will tell us that this comes from being an abstract thinker, but the fact is that the most undeniable truth is what we can see in front of us. We. A person who works multiple jobs to feed his children does not find truth by thinking about shadows in caves, that person finds truth by seeing his children fed. Crawford goes on to say that while working at a company, he was taught to be a "rational" person but not to indulge in too much real reasoning. Although deep, abstract thought may be rational, it is not reasonable. There is little practical application to this type of behavior. Deep thought is obviously necessary in many aspects of life, but without the ability to produce something, it is useless. Reasoning is what makes us human, not original thinking. Self-examination, while important, is not as important as meeting our basic needs. Truth is not something universal, it is something that is tailor-made for each individual. Crawford illustrates...... middle of paper ...... Plato's episode leaves out an important part of the story. This complicates the truth, which is actually simple. We don't have to be scholars to find the truth; we must create something, do something, see something. We must work with our hands and be practical. We need to use smart thinkers as resources to improve our products. The truth is what is in front of us, we just need to free ourselves from the idea that it is far away. Works Cited Crawford, Matthew B. "The Case for Working With Your Hands - NYTimes.com." The New YorkTimes - Breaking news, world news and multimedia. September 27, 2011. The web. September 27, 2011. .Matthew. The new international version. Print.Plato and Socrates. The human experience: who am I? Sixth ed. Littleton, MA: Tapestry, 2009.Print.