I most closely identify with the sentiment "Ignorance
is bliss". I was so happy about so many things until I learned about them.
Here are some examples:
1: I thought that I was eating a healthy diet. I ate lots of
fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and avocados. My idea that I was eating
healthfully came to an abrupt halt when a I learned about the "Eat right
for your blood type diet". My blood type is O positive. I am not supposed
to be eating, among other foods, avocados and tomatoes. Knowledge shattered my
feeling of bliss that I was eating a healthy diet.
2: Until I was about ten, I truly believed that Santa Claus
and the Easter bunny were real. It was so great to think that they brought joy
to children all over the world and that Santa was always only too glad to lend
a listening ear to my Christmas wishes. It was only when late one Christmas Eve
when I busted by parents putting gifts under the Christmas tree (they tried to
say that they were helping Santa's Elves but I did not buy it) and when I found
my mother's Easter Bunny footprint maker that I learned that Santa and the
Easter Bunny did not exist. It was more fun and magical when I was ignorant of
this.
3: Before I knew any better, I used to love jelly worms. I
loved their texture and enjoyable it was to squish them between my teeth. But
then I found out that they were made out of gelatin and, even worse, I found
out what gelatin is made of. According to food expert website popsugar.com,
gelatin is a tasteless and odourless substance that is made up by boiling the
leftovers of meat processors: skin, cartilage and bones from animals. Yuk! Once
I knew what jelly worms are made of, I could no longer eat them. I was much
happier not knowing!
I have to disagree with your claims, you say that knowledge shattered your feeling of bliss that you where eating a healthy diet, but now that you know you where eating an unhealthy diet and the you where able to change what you where doing and become more healthy.
ReplyDeletevery entertaining article. i agree with what you are saying however i cant relate to your example for the "Ignorance is Bliss'' since i dont really mind what i eat and i dont. However i can see how this affects you. i can however relate to your other examples
ReplyDeletei loved this! i loved how you portrayed your ideas in such a creative and relatable way. using those examples was a very good and clever idea. even though i do not really agree, i enjoyed reading this article lots!
ReplyDeletei really enjoyed reading your post on the experiences youve had with how "ignorance has been a bliss" for you,
ReplyDeletethe post contains alot of evidence and detail that are relevant to the concept
Excellent post, Camryn. Regarding your examples related to diet, I think there is more to it than that. How can we actually know what is the best diet for us to follow? There is so much contradictory information about this out there. Are you sure that blood type diet is the most healthy? And as far as gelatin is concerned, people eat all kinds of different things; what is considered "gross" seems to be largely a matter of culture. Are you sure that gelatin is really disgusting?
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