Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Plato's Allegory of the Cave brought new insight into how people should interact and live their lives. Throughout Socrates conversation with Glaucon he opened Glaucon's eyes to new ways of thinking and seeing the world. From my understanding, these were his main points below:

1. People must first understand that what they believe to be the "truth" or "right answer" to what they already have knowledge of, might not be the only intellectual solution to a situation.
2. If the person has the will power to overcome the pain of accepting this, they must become willing to push the boundaries of what they already believe to be the "truth" or "right answer" and learn more about the topic at hand.
3. After gaining more insight into worldly matters and being willing to accept different views and points of knowing, a person will be able to reach a point of "enlightenment". Once "enlightenment" is reached, this person will want to continue to gain more worldly helpful knowledge of things and will become a "higher being".
4. However, once "enlightenment" is reached the person must not forget from where they have once come. If the person looses sight of what they have learned, they will no longer pursue knowledge for the correct reasons, but for the reasons of power and personal political gain.
5. Finally, if the "enlightened" being can help guide others reach the same point for good, and accept that people do this for good, they will reach a higher point for all of mankind. People will become a part of a better "society".