My good friend Carsten is a very conscientious eater - on his own accord he chooses to avoid cheese, eggs, and even chocolate. But when it comes to something he has already put in his mouth and is enjoying, new facts about the food are not welcome. On some occasions he might be chowing down on a bag of chips when I'll come along and read the ten paragraphs of ingredients on the back.
"Do you know what's in here?!" I'll exclaim.
"Wait, don't tell until I'd done eating it," is his hasty reply.
Ignorance is bliss in many cases. Who really wants to know they just swallowed the spider that was in the bottom of their glass? If you leave out some of the "less-important" information, your friends will remain friendly longer. But there's a flip side.
Most people would rather not know what drugs, nicotine, alcohol, or even caffeine do to their bodies. Similarly, many of us young Adventists wish we didn't know that following the world is wrong. Whenever we have another seminar on music or relationships at the academy, I can sense the kids starting to squirm in their seats. But ignorance in these areas produces anything but bliss. Hosea 4:6 puts it into perspective: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. . ."
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3 comments:
That's the bomb! I do that all the time. It's true that it's important to know what is unknown, but some times it's hard to want to know the truth, if that makes sence.
Haha! That's so Carsten. Great blog!
Very, very well said!
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