Ignorance and Furr

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
- Stephan Hawking

 

Ignorance.  Isn't everyone ignorant? You could be one of the smartest, most worldly, culturaly savvy people and still be ignorant.  There are tons of intelligent ignorant people.  Many times its the inability to question the things that are heard and people believing everything told to them. Thinking that you've learned enough.  Being set in your ways, traditions, ideals.  Things change and if you think you have more knowledge then everyone else, you have a lot to learn. 

I love learning anything and everything I can.  Someday I'll be wise.  But, I'll still have a lot to learn.  The Youth Peace Network will teach me a lot about a lot. I just realized yesterday that I leave in under a month and its the first time I'm nervous and scared.  I've been stressed out and I'm so close to hitting my fundraising goal and having things figured out.  So much to do, so little time. Plus, I'll leave and not see my sister for a year when she goes to Korea to teach English. But, its worth it. 

If I can erase even a little bit of ignorance in myself and then in others it will be totally worth it. 

Here is a song by Blitzen Trapper, a great band that I spend a lot of time singing to in the car.  Here is one of their best singles, Furr from the album Furr.  It is to me a song that talks about the changes from youth, running free and doing what you want, to adulthood and growing up; changing from "fur to skin".  Its a cool catchy tune and a band to check out.