What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You- NOT!

There are lots of old sayings against curiosity and learning.  They encourage ignorance.  Ignorance can spare you the emotional suffering that comes from knowing bad news. That's why we say, "Ignorance is bliss."  A diabetic who is ignorant of the danger of an ice cream sundae can enjoy that sundae more than the one who knows what all that carbohydrate will do.  The person who knows is likely to skip the ice cream entirely, which will feel like a deprivation even while the person can feel proud to have made a healthy choice.  Things get complicated when you know.