In fact, we’re all very ignorant. The thing is, we don’t all ignore the same thing, and we can’t recognize it to the same degree. Specifically, we understand ignorance as a concept that indicates lack of knowledge or experience. It is exactly this lack of knowledge/experience that leaves the ignorant vehement and suspicious, and can become our enemy if we have different experiences or knowledge.
On the other hand, the sages know that much of their virtue lies in the consciousness of ignorance, as Socrates postulates. It is this awareness of our ignorance that reveals our finitude in the face of such infinity and reconciles us with our nature. These virtuous people stay away from rivalry, so they are unlikely to become enemies or friends of greed and confusion caused by excessive desires.
- People who ignore their own limitations and those of their knowledge are blocked by their own vision.
- And assertive communication with them is impossible.
- Anything that does not meet its standards will be a cause of conflict.
- Which can be resolved in any way except by sincere concession on your part.
“The wise seek wisdom; fools think they’ve found her. “
Ignorance is so bold that it boasts of knowing. The profile of know-it-all and angry people is explained by the Dunnig-Kruger effect, which psychology knows as inadequate self-perception, refers to people who tend to overestimated the amount of knowledge they have, either by the amount or for safety with which they turn their personal opinions into irrefutable facts.
This false self-perception was discovered in 1999 by Justin Kruger and David Dunning, professors at Cornell University, who began by analyzing studies suggesting that in some situations ignorance gives more confidence than knowledge, in particular, some activities such as driving or playing chess and tennis.
Ignorance ignored, on the other hand, is the mother of many problems, an enemy does not usually appear out of nowhere, and one of those inhospit places from which it may appear is one where the friendly or neutral person feels attacked or discredited, the fruit of his omnipotent vision of his knowledge.
If you ask: what is death?
They will say, “True death is ignorance. “
Then? How many dead among the living!
Knowing is also knowing what is not yet known and opening the door, motivation, that is, in this sense humility is the good travel companion of wisdom, we must feel less ashamed to admit our ignorance, so our learning possibilities. will be much more frequent. This is something that children know well :?Why is that?How does it work?
Much of society does not know or understand how our body and its complex chemical and biological processes work, however, in such a public conversation, it is difficult to hear someone admit that they are ignorant, at that point everyone knows almost everything. It becomes evident the “ignorance of ignorance”, an effect that occurs when no one wants to be ignorant, as if it were the worst thing that could happen to him.
Remember that we are ignorant we forge a golden key to knowledge and wisdom. Recognizing ignorance also helps to understand that man is a plastic being, so when an enemy categorizes us as ignorant, there is no reason to offend us. We can thank memory and encourage the person to teach or discover together, which is another exciting process.
The abundance of words and ignorance predominate in most men, if you want to differentiate yourself from the useless majority, cultivate your knowledge and wrap yourself in the clouds of silence to give your curiosity a try.