Ignorance is being almost unbelievably unaware but do we have a choice in the matter?

Well, the truth is that it's better to be ignorant, because it's better not to feel.

Right?

I think some part of us actually is aware of our own ignorance and knows that we are choosing to avoid the feeling.

We ignore the pain, the grief, the suffering...

but when does an emotion become powerful enough for us to go to great lengths just to not experience it?

It makes sense. We already know its not going to feel good so let's be smart and not risk feeling it.

Wouldn't you rather just not have to deal with it? Remain blissfully oblivious? Why not just wipe it away from our memory?

It's interesting what negative emotions can do to the human psyche.

If the pain is too much, it's possible to erase our entire being, and replace it with someone completely different. Stronger. More equipped to handle or suppress the pain.

We're all so scared of the hurt. Probably because if you've felt it once, you've felt enough for a lifetime.

Sometimes I wonder if life would be easier if I wasn't human. Maybe a cute little puppy, or a magnificent whale... Maybe they don't feel the self inflicted torture of my mind attempting to cope with my ever changing reality.

Wrong.

They feel it too. This complexity of emotions isn't just what makes you human- it's what makes you alive.

Whether you like it or not, you are on this planet just like the rest of us and the hurt you're feeling? Others have felt it before. And worse.

So don't run away from it. Don't avoid it. Do not choose ignorance. Do not choose bliss.

It will not be quick. It will not be painless.

But it will be worth it.

Feel it. Feel alive.

Choose to feel it all- the pain, the fear, the hurt, the anxiety, and the depression.

Because it makes the joy, the love, the peace, and the happiness all the more worthwhile.