tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571647.post113695726598746090..comments2024-02-01T02:16:29.656+03:00Comments on Devil's Mind: Blessed Ignorance?Devil's Mindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10541884626112839842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571647.post-1137079506952736122006-01-12T17:25:00.000+02:002006-01-12T17:25:00.000+02:00good point(s): agreed.good point(s): agreed.Devil's Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541884626112839842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571647.post-1137048709396950542006-01-12T08:51:00.000+02:002006-01-12T08:51:00.000+02:00I agree, devotion is not supposed to come out of l...I agree, devotion is not supposed to come out of lack of choice, but to me this quote means that it's so much easier to get someone ignorant to be devoted to you and to totally believe you, to use this devotion to keep them unaware of the injustices, the holes and wrongs you commit. ("Ignorant" here meaning unaware of other choices.) This is the thing- would you "know" you have other choices? Would you really be missing out on what you don't know? Ignornance can be charming- it's hard to question what or who you're completely devoted to, be it a person, a system, a principle, a religious belief. <BR/><BR/>Just like ignorance is the mother of devotion, knowledge is the mother of revolution. For example, I strongly believe that ignorance of their rights is what makes women not fight to improve their condition in the arab world.Raniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106328779706288566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571647.post-1137014040048156162006-01-11T23:14:00.000+02:002006-01-11T23:14:00.000+02:00"Ignorance is the mother of devotion."its the firs..."Ignorance is the mother of devotion."<BR/>its the first time i hear this saying... i find it somehow misleading...<BR/>as i understand it, devotion out of lack of choice (or lack of knowledge of other choices) is not really devotion.Devil's Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541884626112839842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9571647.post-1136984390683981302006-01-11T14:59:00.000+02:002006-01-11T14:59:00.000+02:00Good question..The thing with knowing is that it c...Good question..<BR/><BR/>The thing with knowing is that it calls for a decision and an action. Confusion. Rebellion. Major changes in the way you live your life. "Ignorance is the mother of devotion." It's extremely hard to know and do nothing about it. When you know, there's no running away from it: You can't walk back, you can't sit still, you must carry on knowing, and you must take a stand- there's no end to it.<BR/><BR/> Ignorance can be bliss sometimes- ignorance of your partner cheating on you, for example. "Acting dumb" could work, but it's never the same as not knowing in the first place. It's "easier", like you put it. Safer. "What you don't know can't harm you." <BR/><BR/>The movie "The Village" talks about the concept of bliss and ignorance, though it's not one I would recommend!Raniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106328779706288566noreply@blogger.com