Monday, August 06, 2007
Ignorance is bliss. That was the debate topic that was on television last night. It's a very stupid topic to debate about I know, but it was a comedy show. A debate by comedians, so I guess you don't really expect much. But I had to give it to the side arguing against that all time favourite catch phrase because it is not easy. Of course they lost in the end, trying to prove the point that knowledge meant happiness. This morning, however, I realise that ignorance is indeed bliss.
To quote some of the examples from last nights debate. If you're not a doctor, and you have a rash, what do you do? Rub some cream on it, and carry on your day, passing it off as nothing important, not knowing that that rash is the sign of a terminal illness that'll kill you in two days time. If you are a doctor, with substantial medical knowledge, and you have a rash, knowing that it'll kill you in two days time, you be freaking out, finding out how to save yourself, or spend your last 48hours. If you're in a plane and you hear a bum, or a knock, not being a pilot, you will just ask the stewardess for another cup of wine, and a bag of peanuts. The passenger next to you however, is a pilot, and knowing what the bum and the knock means, has his head between his legs praying for his dear life. If you like a girl, and you have a plan on how to court her, you walk about your daily life thinking that it's a beautiful day. The girl however, who shares no such sentiment, and has no interest in your courtship, she too walks around thinking it's a beautiful day.
Ignorance is definitely bliss, as today is a beautiful day.
Dan
11:53 am
