Bliss

[calypso_21]

Is ignorance bliss?

If you were able to find out something that may or may not hurt you, depending on how strongly you felt about it, would you want to know? Or would you find bliss in not ever knowing?

If you were spouting out crap, would you want to be corrected or reside contented in ignorant bliss? If someone could tackfuly explain the valid statement would you accept their assistance or belittle them or ignore them?

I'm feeling curious this morning.

 

[Cristalyn]

Depends on what it is. If my spouse is cheating then I want to know, if my neighbor's spouse is cheating, or some kind of gossip, then I don't want to know.

Education and learning are very important...I will listen to what someone has to say and I could learn from them. If I'm wrong then I want to know.

 

[JerseyBoy]

If I'm saying something stupid...I'd like to know

If people are saying things behind my back...I'd like to know

If people are saying stuff about other people that is just gossip...I don't want to know

I'm not around people that much so I dont get a chance to say and hear stupid stuff very often...i miss people

 

[BgMma]

If I am wrong, tell me, or at least tell me your opinion.

I there is something that realtes directly to me, then tell me!

If it is stupid shit and it doesn't concern me either way, I usually get told anyhow, but I would rather not know. I couldn't care less.

Other than that, it's all peachy

edited to add to JerseyBoy, that I am always here if you need human company, dear!

 

[bknight2602]

It really depends on how much you care about the subject at hand. If you know all thenyou make intelligent decisions, otherwise you are in the dark. But being in the dark can have its advantages. hehehe

 

[jerseygurl]

I'd always rather know the truth. Even if it hurts, that pain will eventually fade. You can't have respect for people who hide things from you.

 

[Lancecastor]

Interesting question.

Just yesterday I used the expression "Ignorance is bliss" in relation to how enhanced communications systems have made it easy to hear intimate details about far flung world events we simply wouldn't have experienced nearly as much about 20, 30, 40 years ago.

To use a Matrix analogy, I'm a red pill guy I guess.

 

[BgMma]

I'd always rather know the truth. Even if it hurts, that pain will eventually fade. You can't have respect for people who hide things from you.

I agree. The pain will go away.
I also agree with bnight. Being in the dark is helpful on occasion. Sometimes one has to wait for the right moment to break the news, you know?

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

Is ignorance bliss?

If you were able to find out something that may or may not hurt you, depending on how strongly you felt about it, would you want to know? Or would you find bliss in not ever knowing?

If you were spouting out crap, would you want to be corrected or reside contented in ignorant bliss? If someone could tackfuly explain the valid statement would you accept their assistance or belittle them or ignore them?

I'm feeling curious this morning.

3 words.

I must know.


I'm a curious individual, and prefer not to believe in lies. I also believe I may learn from this information and prevent myself from doing it again or continuing to do it.

 

[Kitte]

Tell me, I may not really want to know but tell me. The good the bad the ugly. I sit and worry so much as it is, I would rather know the truth cause if something is wrong I am probably thinking it anyways.

 

[Saytur]

Bliss can only be found in acceptance, including the correction of some view point you may have held - appreciating the beauty in clarity, not tethering your self worth to something as insignificant as an error in reasoning ... bliss is spiritual ecstasy, unattainable to anyone mired in the constant need to validate themselves

I hope that wasn't too philosphical ... (?)

 

[Saytur]

I did it again ... butchered a perfectly respectable thread, damnit... sorry Caly

 

[calypso_21]

I did it again ... butchered a perfectly respectable thread, damnit... sorry Caly

No worries Saytur. I should have replied prior to this...I pose a question and disappear. I will have a look over the comments in a minute. I have to finish a long letter first.

 

[juicylips]

To use a Matrix analogy, I'm a red pill guy I guess.

Loved that movie.

I'm a red pill girl.

 

[theGatsby]

Is ignorance bliss? or is the unexamined life not worth living?

A paradox we all face at some point. Have been told information that I just wish I had never known? Sure, but honestly that is very very rare in my case. I have a thirst for knowledge, and information. I love to listen and understand. For me personally the unexamined life is not worth living, but that may not be the case for everyone.

If I am talking and spout forth with misinformation, I would hope that whoever I am talking to respects me enough to correct me. Take the time to teach me, I am a consummate student. If my information is wrong, then corect it. Doesn't make me less of a person or an idiot, just misinformed.

 

[chicagoguy]

If it is a strong friendship it deserves the honesty of direct communication.

 

[Lancecastor]

Moi aussi.

Sometimes I wish there was a purple pill...because the right balance of fantasy and reality would work for me I think quite nicely, day to day.

Loved that movie.

I'm a red pill girl.

 

[Saytur]

Is ignorance bliss? or is the unexamined life not worth living?

A paradox we all face at some point. Have been told information that I just wish I had never known? Sure, but honestly that is very very rare in my case. I have a thirst for knowledge, and information. I love to listen and understand. For me personally the unexamined life is not worth living, but that may not be the case for everyone.

If I am talking and spout forth with misinformation, I would hope that whoever I am talking to respects me enough to correct me. Take the time to teach me, I am a consummate student. If my information is wrong, then corect correct it. Doesn't make me less of a person or an idiot, just misinformed.

Who could resist?

 

[theGatsby]

Who could resist?

LMAO Rock on! Thanks dude!

 

[calypso_21]

Education and learning are very important...I will listen to what someone has to say and I could learn from them. If I'm wrong then I want to know.

This is a very good point. I agree with this fully...if I agree with what they have to say

If people are saying stuff about other people that is just gossip...I don't want to know

You know I think the same here but sometimes I can't resist knowing what someone else has done.

If I am wrong, tell me, or at least tell me your opinion.

Perfectly said! Feel free to tell me your opinion. I will decide if it helps. I also agree with the comment you made about pain fading. This is true...however memories rarely fade away completely.

It really depends on how much you care about the subject at hand. If you know all then you make intelligent decisions, otherwise you are in the dark. But being in the dark can have its advantages. hehehe

Good point. I was told something I really don't care about but I do admit that knowing will help with future interactions with the people involved.

I'd always rather know the truth. Even if it hurts, that pain will eventually fade. You can't have respect for people who hide things from you.

Hmm...I can see both sides of this. It was kept from me so as not to hurt me. However, I recently didn't state something (hiding it in a sense) not for that reason but because I wasn't sure how to find the words to share it. It was not a deceitful thing. Hmm. Thought provoking.

Interesting question.

To use a Matrix analogy, I'm a red pill guy I guess.

Somehow this doesn't surprise me.

3 words. I must know.

I'm a curious individual, and prefer not to believe in lies. I also believe I may learn from this information and prevent myself from doing it again or continuing to do it.

I'm very much like this. I can't stand lies. And fully agree that I want to know in the event I should need to protect myself in the future. I like to know what lies in wait for me.

Tell me, I may not really want to know but tell me. The good the bad the ugly. I sit and worry so much as it is, I would rather know the truth cause if something is wrong I am probably thinking it anyways.

I agree hun. Totally the mind can be torturous when wondering what is going on.

Bliss can only be found in acceptance, including the correction of some view point you may have held - appreciating the beauty in clarity, not tethering your self worth to something as insignificant as an error in reasoning ... bliss is spiritual ecstasy, unattainable to anyone mired in the constant need to validate themselves. I hope that wasn't too philosphical ... (?)

Not too philosophical. I agree with what you stated. Your comment here is quite interesting. I don't know if I equate bliss with acceptance. I do however agree with your comment that people who are mired in the constant need to validate themselves are often left lost from their true bliss.

Is ignorance bliss? or is the unexamined life not worth living?

A paradox we all face at some point. Have been told information that I just wish I had never known? Sure, but honestly that is very very rare in my case. I have a thirst for knowledge, and information. I love to listen and understand. For me personally the unexamined life is not worth living, but that may not be the case for everyone.

If I am talking and spout forth with misinformation, I would hope that whoever I am talking to respects me enough to correct me. Take the time to teach me, I am a consummate student. If my information is wrong, then corect it. Doesn't make me less of a person or an idiot, just misinformed.

Well spoken Gatsby! I am quite the same here. My thirst for knowledge makes the desire for information even greater.

If it is a strong friendship it deserves the honesty of direct communication.

This is true, very much so. I value this highly in a friend. I try very hard to be direct. Sometimes given the level of communication I find it more difficult. When standing before someone I find being direct really easy. Odd that way I suppose. I know a good number of people who are more comfortable to either let others do their speaking or through non-verbal communication and that is never direct.

Moi aussi.

Sometimes I wish there was a purple pill...because the right balance of fantasy and reality would work for me I think quite nicely, day to day.

If you find one will you share??