Ignorance is Bliss

I am sure you have heard of “Ignorance is bliss”, but have you ever thought about where it came from? I am also sure that you have heard of Socrates. He was one of the wisest people who have ever stepped on this planet. He once said, “If ignorance is bliss, ‘til folly to be wise.” One day, a person came up to him seeking knowledge and wisdom. Socrates then took him into the sea and held him below the water until he was to the point of death. Then Socrates told the man that when he wants wisdom as much as he wanted to breathe, he would have it. For all of us engaged in the search of knowledge, ignorance is agony. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.