They say ignorance is bliss but frankly I say that's a lie.
Just because your blissfully unaware of what's coming doesn't mean it won't get you, sure you'll be happy not knowing until you die from not knowing it was coming.
Ok, I'm going to sound like a total Nerd here and I really don't care because I am a bit of one and that's fine.
I know superman is a fictional character but I'm still going to use this analogy because it's the first thing that came to mind and it works for what I need it to.
Had Jor-El been "blissfully" unaware the the planet was collapsing He never would have sent His son to earth thereby altering the course of fictional human events.
Lex Luther would remain high and mighty and maybe even take over the world and so on.
Another point I offer is the fact that if you don't know a Nuclear bomb were to go off or a comet were to hit the earth anything you could have or would have done is thereby altered.
If you become aware think of all the good things you could wind up doing?
Being unaware just simply means you'll be happy enough until you die but other than that it remains useless to you.
The saying "Ignorance is bliss" conflicts with "Knowledge is power." and I think it's that way with everyone.
I think {This is only my opinion} that you are either a person that doesn't want to know staying totally oblivious to your surroundings or the type of person that is the other way and stay aware of what is going on.
Now there is a trade off in both cases, on one hand you have someone who is blissfully unaware their death is coming, live normally and die.
on the other hand there are different fingers... :)
Take the same person but lets make them aware that they'll die, they'll be a few types of people.
One, they will be stressed all day and look over their shoulder and so on making sure everything is safe taking every precaution as to ensure their survival.
Two, if they know that it's a person they might go to the police to make sure that the person doesn't do them harm.
Or three, they might put their affairs in order eat a fine meal and make sure everything is taken care of including their family.
You might say well they might know but now their stressed what good is your last day if you spend it stressed?
The point is that knowing they're going to die gives them the power to live differently than they might have had they not known and not to make them less stressed.
Are you the type of person who wants power or do you want to be helpless to the shifts of life?
There are the types of person that know things and still plead ignorance in not wanting to believe what someone tells them which despite popular belief is not ignorance at all.
Once you have the knowledge of something it's on your head whether or not you put it into use or believed it.
Let's say someone told you that Murder was wrong, Now it's not much of a mystery to know that it is but let's say that you had never heard this before.
So let's take this a step farther for a second, Now let's say you went and decided that you didn't believe the person, as a matter of fact it sounds down right silly to you.
A person comes across your path and does something to upset you enough for you to murder them, maybe it was just a whim and it seemed fun.
In any case they gather witness' and evidence, you are now arrested and thrown in jail, a little time goes by and you appear before a Judge.
He tells you they have all the evidence and witness' and you have broken the law, what do you have to say for yourself?
You proudly stand before the Judge and say "I didn't think it was wrong your Honor."
The Judge says "Didn't anyone teach you it was wrong, did no one tell you it was wrong?"
To which you reply "A man once told me it was wrong but I didn't believe Him, Why should I believe what one man says?"
"It's in the law, didn't you read it?"
"Yes but it seemed like a bunch of silly rules, Besides why should I believe a book, It might work for some people but it's not right for me."
He looks at you in shock as He says "Because it's the law."
The Judge shakes His head and sentences you to life in prison and as they start taking you away you plead and beg that you didn't know and for Him to please reconsider because you didn't know.
Just because you chose not to believe does not make you any less guilty of the crime you have committed.
It is the same way with the spiritual world, Many tell others what is right and wrong and give them the law book that can save them from a life time of Misery but some don't accept it or think they can fain ignorance when it's done.
Just because you choose to not believe it doesn't make you ignorant and doesn't make you any less guilty of the crime committed.
It says that anyone who has hated in their heart is a murder, anyone who has lusted is a adulterer and so on.
We're all guilty but the differences between some and others are our lawyers, for some Jesus is our Lawyer and there are others who think they can represent their case before God.
What most don't know is that they will never be able to pay their fine for the crimes they've committed and that Jesus already paid the fine for all His clients ahead of time.
The fine was costly but He did it out of love for His friend, which is why He has given it as a gift to us.
You may dig your head in the sand now and think you can explain later but we all must be accountable for our actions in the end.
I'll leave you with a Quote from the Movie Kingdom of Heaven which I have found inspiring.
Remember your soul is in your keeping alone. Even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice.
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