IGNORANT
An ignorant person lacks knowledge
or information about something. He is seldom liked anywhere.
There are lots of pleasant and unpleasant synonyms of the
word ignorant. Some of these are: unaware of, unfamiliar with, unconversant
with, unacquainted with, unconscious of, uninformed about, unenlightened about,
inexperienced in , blind to, naïve about, uneducated, illiterate, stupid,
ill-mannered, crude, vulgar, insensitive, etc.
All said and done, it is not a
virtue to be ignorant. An ignorant man is uncomfortable in every society. He
may create occasions for anger, hatred, repulsion, quarrelsomeness and even
bloody fight.
The English poet-dramatist William
Shakespeare (1564-1616) said: Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge the wing
wherewith we fly to heaven. “
It is another way of
saying knowledge is power.
An other
thinker claims that it is better to be a beggar than ignorant; for a beggar
only wants money, but an ignorant person wants humanity.
According to the English poet
Alexander Pope 1688-1744 “There never was any party, faction, sect, or cabal whatsoever,
in which the most ignorant were not the most violent; for a bee is not a busier
animal than a blockhead. “
Pope also said in one of his maxims:
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Finally, one of the most positive quotes about ignorance by the English poet and classical scholar
Thomas Gray (1716-1771) reads as follows :
”Where ignorance is bliss ‘tis folly to be wise. “
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G.R.Kanwal
10 September 2024
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