Ignorance Isn't Bliss

You live in a world of “what you don’t know can’t hurt you.” Where horror and tragedy happen every day but nothing is done to correct it. Where babies are addicted to drugs before they are even born, toddlers are beaten to death for crying too much, four year olds get labeled and segregated from their friends, five year olds learn they will never succeed in life, six year olds bring guns to school and shoot their classmates, seven year olds feel so hopeless that they hang themselves in closets, eleven year olds put guns to their heads because they can’t take the ridicule, twelve year olds have sex and become parents, thirteen year olds experiment with drugs and die because of it, fourteen year olds light their friends on fire and laugh, fifteen year olds get raped while people stand and watch, sixteen year olds get drunk, drive and kill other sixteen year olds, seventeen year olds join gangs and get sent to prison and we wonder why at eighteen they believe life has no meaning or purpose.

However none of this matters because you live in a world of “what you don’t know can’t hurt you.” The environment may be slowly dying but if the trees behind your house are still green and flourishing then it can’t hurt you. The lakes and rivers may be drying up and people may have to walk for days to get fresh water, but if there is water coming from your tap then it can’t hurt you. Children on the other side of the world may be dying every minute from hunger but if your children are alive and healthy then it can’t hurt you. Governments may be depriving their citizens of freedom and knowledge but if your country is free and your family is educated then it can’t hurt you.

However, in reality, you live in a world where what you don’t know is hurting you, and not just you, it is hurting your future, and your children’s futures. The world affects everything and everything you do affects the world. I see a completely different world then you.

I live in a world where “God is the source of all Knowledge and with this knowledge come the tools for transformation.” Where horror and tragedy happen every day but people try to correct it. Where babies are loved and cherished, abuse is not accepted and a child’s death, regardless of circumstances, is mourned, where four year olds are encouraged to be independent and learn, five year olds have the world at their fingertips, six year olds say prayers and show love to one another, seven year olds feel God’s love and understand that they have a purpose in life, eleven year olds are encouraged and taught to care for one another, twelve year olds are taught to resist the temptations that are shoved in their faces every day, thirteen year olds offer service to humanity and show love to those around them, fourteen year olds fight against injustice and are empowered to change their world, fifteen year olds are treated as adults with respect for their opinions and love for their individuality, sixteen year olds are responsible, caring and amazing examples of how we should all act, seventeen year olds push the boundaries which society places on the mind and people wonder how it is possible that at eighteen these youth are so different from those around them and how they are able to change the lives of everyone who crosses their paths.

They live in a world where “God is the source of all Knowledge and with this knowledge come the tools for transformation.” This is the power of the Divine Educator, the power of God to transform and reshape the world we live in. When we give up our ignorance and embrace the knowledge that He entrusts to us, when we embrace His Cause and His Message, we become channels through which He can transform the world.