How many times have others ignored us and how many times have we (either consciously or not) ignored them?

I ask myself that question quite often, since I am sure we have a tendency to ignore so many things, concepts and people in our life. Why? Probably because we do not know how to deal with a given situation, so by ignoring it we – theoretically – cast it away. In some other cases we ignore people, to show them our disapproval of their behavior or character traits. In the case of ideas it may be too difficult to comprehend at the moment, so in order to protect our self-esteem or self-worth we just push it away and mostly never come back to it.

Above-mentioned cases worry me less, what I care about the most is when we, people, ignore knowledge. I guess I have become an engineer to be able to exercise my brain, to look for deeper meanings and interpretations of para- and strictly scientific dilemmas. Or maybe – as I like to think – that I should be able to simplify complex problems, so people without this skill can comprehend and apply them. Whatever it is, I know that I like to search for the meanings. That’s why I am always surprised when people do not care for details, structures and linguistic problems.

To me it is ignorance, since in most cases all the needed information is available to us, just ignored.

Gaining knowledge is a privilege of humans. The Creator gave us an amazing tool called brain, allowing us to intake, process and utilize knowledge. Many people constantly blame sacred societies for suppressing knowledge from the general public. It is mostly an excuse not to learn even about what is available. An amazing amount of information is available right now, right here and some of us consciously avoid accepting it and learning about it. I guess we like to play the victim!

Ignorance is not a new problem for humanity. Plato said hundreds of years ago that: “Ignorance is a root and a steam of evil”. Let’s then look at that word.

The word ignorance came from Latin verb “ignorare”, which means: to not know even though the knowledge is available, to suppress it and willfully disregard.

How often do people say to you: “I have decided not to see it this way”; you have provided the information necessary and they have refused to acknowledge it, since it does not fit their “perfect” world or their perceived reality. They would have to think and make an effort, dedicate time and exercise their previously gained knowledge to analyze and accept it. Too much effort, and too much time for most of us! There are so many TV programs, which are easier and more fun to do then re-examining my world and adjust myself to those changes.

It is such a pleasure to meet people who are on a constant quest for gaining knowledge, understanding better and dig deeper. It is our privilege, we should do that as children do from the beginning of their lives to the time they begin to think they are old enough to know everything they need and stop being curious. This is us, adults today, sad but true in case of most people. However among us there are those who’s thirst and eagerness for gaining knowledge will become contagious and we will all grow wiser, and as a result have more wisdom and clarify of purpose.

Good luck with that!