Meet The Author
Paul Parkar
In a small town called Lakeland, College Park, MD, Paul Pakar left his hometown at seventeen. Tragically, his father passed away a year later and his mother fourteen years after that. Over the years, he found himself repeatedly in and out of penitentiaries. During his final incarceration, he was struck by a profound realization about the high number of Black men in jails across the United States.
One day, the librarian brought a collection of books to the block, spreading them out for the inmates to choose from. While others picked the books they wanted, Paul Pakar decided to select what was left. Among the books he chose were Voice of Black America by Philip S. Foner, Pros and Cons by Walter Isaacson, Greek and Roman Philosophy after Aristotle by Jason L. Saunders, Neuroscience 8th Edition by Anthony T. West, and The Wise of Egypt.
He immersed himself in these texts daily. Eventually, he came across The Republic of Plato and was deeply affected by The Allegory of the Cave and The Parable of the Life. The Allegory of the Cave particularly captivated him, and he found The Parable of the Life to be equally intriguing. Through reading and reflection, he experienced a transformative realization. The concepts of the Allegory of the Cave and the Parable of the Life were not mere metaphors but prophecies that unveiled deeper truths about the nature of existence and manipulation.
He believed that understanding these concepts could offer clarity about life and one’s own intellectual capabilities. The book The Mind Then and Now in the Heart of Chaos, which he authored in 1997, and his article titled “Black Women Who Hurt Their Kids by Harboring Drug dealers,” published in the Pennsylvania York Daily Dispatch on December 19, 1999, reflected his insights and predictions. According to his interpretation of Plato’s works, his observations were validated, revealing the influence of vision and manipulation in shaping societal realities.