"Ignorance is Bliss"

"Ignorance is bliss" Definition: Not knowing something is often more comfortable than knowing it.

I hate to admit it but there is something to be said about that phrase, after all there's a lot in life that we would rather not know about, worry about or even think about. life is inherently simpler just not knowing

The challenge with that thinking is that a life spent with blinders on Deny's you of one of the greatest gifts and responsibilities you have been given; your ability to think, to grow and to become more than you are.

What would have happened if the world, had decided to ignore the genocide happening in World war II. Mother Teresa chose to ignore the suffering in Calcutta, Jonas Salk chose to ignore the rampant spread of Polio and the quest for a cure. President Lincoln chose to ignore the abhorrent practice of Slavery.

That's the big picture, but let's bring it a little closer to home. What would happen if you ignored the warning signs of your teenager going down a bad road, Your spouse or partner slowly becoming more distant to you, the chronic pain you've been having in your chest...Really what would happen?

Is Ignorance really Bliss? Take a long look at the things you choose to "Not Know About". 

        

 Is your life really better by not knowing......Is It?

*Written by Angeli 01/13/11

FAMOUS POETIC ORIGIN:   “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise.”

    

   English poet Thomas Gray (1716-1771) 

   From the last two lines of his poem
“On a Distant Prospect of Eton College.”

       This is the origin of the now proverbial phrase “ignorance is bliss.” In the poem, it referred to young people who are happily oblivious to the difficulties they will face as adults — and to the ultimate, inescapable fate of death. “Ignorance is bliss” is now more widely used to suggest that people are better off not knowing about something that might make them unhappy or fearful. It is often used satirically, when noting that people often prefer to ignore issues they should be dealing with or concerned about.