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Transcript:
(00:00) Atlantis was a place of Wonder a city so Splendid it outshine the stars in the sky described by the wise man Plato over 2,000 years ago Atlantis was not just any City it was the Jewel of the ancient world Atlantis had towering walls covered in shimmering gold vast temples where beautiful statues stood guard and crystal clear waters that danced in the sunlight the people of Atlantis lived in houses made of precious stones walked on streets lined with rare flowers and enjoyed Gardens that were Rich of and fragrances it was a paradise on earth a
(00:34) proof of what humans could achieve when they lived in harmony with nature and each other thriving over 11,000 years before Plato's time Atlantis was a land of abundance where everyone had everything they could ever desire their Navy was unmatched commanding respect and fear across the known world but beneath this prosperity and power a fatal flaw started to emerge greet blinded by their own success the atlantans sought to expand their empire they set their sights on Athens a land regarded for its power and influence in
(01:05) the ancient world although smaller in size Athens displayed courage and Justice revealing the true strength of their Spirit as they defended themselves watching from up above the gods were angered by atlantis's arrogance and deemed that their actions were an act of betrayal of their benevolence in their wrath they Unleashed fearsome earthquakes That Shook the very foundation of the earth and floods that Rose like mountains obliterating everything in their path and so Atlantis and its arrogance was swallowed by the
(01:33) sea in a single day and night the city that had been a beacon of civilization was now nothing but a whisper beneath the waves a cautionary tale of the price of unchecked ambition was Atlantis real or was it just a figment of Plato's imagination the mystery persists enchanting us with possibilities some believe it sank in the Atlantic Ocean exactly where Plato said it would beyond the pillars of Hercules the gateway to another world others speculate it was an Artica shifted out of place by the gods now buried under ice yet science tells
(02:06) us these stories are improbable Allens don't just disappear overnight nor do continents shift so suddenly and so we're led to believe that Atlantis was perhaps Plato's Masterpiece of fiction a story not of a place but of a people's Spirit a warning against greed and a reminder of our fallibility whether myth or history the story of Atlantis captivates us it invites us to dream of what might have been to imagine in a city of unparalleled Beauty and to reflect on our own world it teaches us that the greatest treasures are not gold
(02:37) silver or Jewels but wisdom courage and humility Atlantis real or not lives on in every story told in every lesson learned and in the hearts of all who dare to dream of lost worlds and forgotten paradises
