In the search for truth many people turn to philosophers like Plato to find an unattainable and impersonal truth. Crawford's argument that truth is physical and can be achieved by everyone is correct because it reveals that truth is not something 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 severely undervalued by society, and he's right. He says that “A gifted young man who chooses to become a mechanic rather than accumulate academic credentials is seen as eccentric, if not self-destructive” (Crawford). Every person is looking for the truth in their life, for 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 ahead to us. A person who works multiple jobs to put food on the table for their children does not find truth in thinking about shadows in caves, this person finds truth in seeing their children fed. Crawford goes on to say that while working in a corporate job he was taught to be a “rational” person but not to indulge in too concrete reasoning. While deep abstract thinking may be rational, it is not reasonable. There is little practical application to this type of behavior. Deep reflection is obviously necessary for many aspects of life, but without the ability to produce something it is useless. Reasoning is what makes us human, not thinking outside the box. 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... half of the paper... Plato's failure is leaving out an important part of the story. It complicates the truth, something that is actually simple. We don't need to be scholars to find the truth; we need to create something, to do something, to see something. We have to work with our hands and be practical. We must use astute 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. 27 September 2011. Web. 27 September 2011. .Matteo. The new international version. Print.Plato and Socrates. The human experience: who am I? Sixth ed. Littleton, MA: Tapestry, 2009.Print.