Shorts
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For Want of Knowledge
Knowledge is this wonderful thing. It is infinite, in the practical sense of the word. There’s enough knowledge in this world if one seeks it. Knowledge isn’t right or wrong. It’s one of the few things that’s available in such copious amounts and yet isn’t bad for you regardless of how much you consume.
Everybody in this world wants to share their knowledge. People write books, blogs, newspaper articles. If they can’t write, they talk at conferences or public gatherings—there’s always someone willing to share their knowledge.
The only reason a person might not know something is because they actively chose to not know it. Ignorance is voluntary and intentional. That’s why we always look at a person with suspicion when they say they “I didn’t know”. It’s because we just expect people to know … because knowledge is so prevalent.
We as a species have lost our “want” for knowledge. We know what we need to know, and we’re happy with that. We wait for knowledge to come to us, rather than go out and find it. How many times have you said “Nobody told me”? Was the reply “You never asked”?
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