Ignorance

There is a saying:

Ignorance is bliss.

And it is. To be oblivious, to be in a state of trance, to be in a dream, is a happy, blissful feeling. Even if the dream turns into a nightmare, it is somehow still preferred. Even if there is misery around you and in your life, your ignorance plays a part in making you unaware of that misery.

The problem with waking up and being aware is this: reality is not as blissful as it seems; it is harsh, as another saying goes.

Truth is Bitter.

A person who is woken up, startled so that he wakes up, or made aware is not happy. He curses the person who woke him up from a beautiful dream.

Let’s say it’s 5 a.m., you are in your sweet dreams, and your mom wakes you up. How does it feel to come out of sleep at that time? I’m not sure if you would just jump and kiss your mom for waking you up! Or am I wrong?

Hence the problem. Hence the dilemma.

True freedom is not really known, and people do not like anything that they don’t know. It feels like an abyss. It feels like groping in the dark.

Fear of the unknown is the biggest fear. Most of us are mechanical and are?programmed?to be in a state of ignorance. We have the potential to be free, but are born and kept in chains, all of us.

True freedom is the peak, like Mount Everest. Not really everyone’s cup of tea.

As another saying goes:

The Truth shall set you free.

Vikram

This is a new series called Retro Records about thoughts that have stood the test of time.