Symbols, analogies etc can be used to explain abstract concepts, therfore making them more 'real' to the person receiving them.
Symbolism and parables are used heavily in the Bible:-
"Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand."
Matt13:13 - http://scriptures.lds.org/en/matt/13 (need publisher info + page no.)
As in Plato's Cave, the symbol or representation of a thing can be easier to digest than the thing itself
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