A Dae In the Life

  We’ve all heard how ignorance is bliss. Without the knowledge of some pressing matter, how is one able to worry about it? Many people find comfort in not knowing all the scary and real parts of life, and believe living this sheltered life ends up making life easier and almost more calm. This may be true in some minor and insignificant cases; for instance, three different species of helpful dust mites live in your eyebrows and eat your dead skin/debris. These bugs are good for us, but that fact doesn’t soothe us. Most of us are just disturbed learning about these face-dwelling critters, and thus in this case, ignorance truly is bliss. However, when it comes to relevant parts of life, I believe knowledge will always trump ignorance; living in ignorance makes it much more difficult to plan your future, find your purpose in life, and embrace your true identity.  One may make the argument that Adam and Eve would have been better off if they remained in their state of ignorance an...

  When asked the question “What does it mean to know yourself?” there are two types of responses that come to mind, as I believe that our perceptions and knowledge of ourselves may be divided into two categories. The first is the individual sense of who we are: our ambitions, goals, perceived weaknesses or strengths, personality traits and anything else that makes you, you. When we are in touch with this individual self as I’ll call it, we are completely aware of our unique and personal identity. The second type of self we become familiar with is who we are according to our place in the world. I believe this worldly self includes who we are in relation to others and the values instilled in us from other people; think of the groups we consider ourselves a part of, like sports teams, clubs, online meeting places/forums, or any sort of social circle. It may include your place in your community, such as being an active member/organizer or being more reclusive; your fellow employees a...