A Random Burst Of Remembrance

One of my favorite verses in the bible is Luke 12:48. It goes something like: "But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much more will be required, and from him to whom they entrust much, they will demand the more."

This verse very much reflects the saying of "ignorance is bliss." It's so true, isn't it? The terribleness of this world is directly proportional to the amount of knowledge we receive from Christ. Terribleness is a subjective term, so some people would see more of it than others. Regardless though, if we weren't knowledgable, the world probably wouldn't appear as bad. Think about the "good old days" when we were children. Life was so nice back then. Why? Because we knew nothing. Everything was handed down to us by our parents. All we had to do was eat and have fun. Paying the bills and working? Well, the adults worried about that.

I think this idea corresponds to the story of Adam and Eve. The world probably would have stayed pretty awesome if they did not eat from the tree of knowledge. The what? Knowledge? Yeah. Once they ate the fruit, everything started to suck. They felt embarrassed because they were naked and ran away from God.

Once a person gains knowledge, I feel there is a great dilemma. The feeling of knowing something is awesome, and sharing that knowledge is awesome as well. I had always thought it was great being able to share what I learn every day, but the thing is, that is making the world worse for others. Remember, knowledge and terribleness of the world. So what do I do? I could share something and make people become more knowledgable, or withhold knowledge from them, but that seems wrong. As of today, I will continue to share all that I learn, but nonetheless the dilemma lives on.