From the mind of critic: “If ignorance is bliss, is knowledge misery? Does not knowing things make us joyful, because we’re ignoring what’s blatantly obvious? Does learning the nature of harsh realities make us sad, because we’re internalizing how bad some people have it? In our minds does fantasy and reality coexist, or are they one in the same? When we learn something, we can’t unlearn it. Once we open that door, it’s permanently held open by a doorstop made from our world being turned upside down. We can close our eyes and pretend like our fellow humans are doing great and not hurting, but just because we ignore something, doesn’t make it dissappear. It can make matters worse, when this ignorance is ingrained and passed down. Whole generations are taught to hate and fear, then let it filter into their lives, and then can’t remember why they were suppossed to hate and fear in the first place. They’re so used to ignoring, that they don’t see the targets of their venom as having the same human frailties as them. Once we realize that bliss is built up in our heads by ignoring everything around us, we’ll see that our inner joy is always fake if it tears somebody else down. Learning the actual nature of our world can be daunting, but we can ensure real joy by learning and then acting. Knowledge only brings misery, if we don’t use it for conscious action.” 🙂