Ignorant: lacking knowledge, resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence, illiterate, uneducated, unlettered
Why does this word fit so many people I know. Lately I feel like I have been surrounded with ignorant people who want people to think that they are the all and knowing type of person. People who are ignorant come in all sorts of packages. Some lie to make life seem better or thy lie to themselves to make themselves look better. Why is not honest the policy? Well, if you can trick your mind to believe one thing then why not live a lie. I think I am full of more questions instead of answers. Ignorance's is bliss they say so I can see why people think this is the place to be. To be blissful sounds nice but why choose ignorance. I have a neighbor who is ignorant to what her children do. Apparently she has two of three kids who are doing drugs. She knows it but doesn't see it. How can you not? Has she done anything to change or eliminate this from her life. No. Ignorance! It is bliss! So what do I do? Well, first I get frustrated then I just tolerate. Why tolerate?
Tolerate: to exhibit physiological tolerance for, allow to be or to be done without hindrance, abide, bear, suffer, stand
I believe that God wants us to be tolerant of others. I believe that God teaches us tolerance when he puts me in these situations where I am surrounded by ignorant people. Being tolerant takes effort and commitment to be that way. When faced with bad juju all around, tolerance is necessary. There is a women on our community Block Watch that has literately taken over and turned things her way. Is she money hungry? There is no money to be made! I think she wants control.
Control: to exercise restraining or directing influence over, dominate, rule
Why control? Why do people not see that control is a illusion that is not real. If you really think about it, what are you in control of? You brain tells your body what to do before you even think about it. To you control when you sneeze? No, your brain does! Do you control your kids? Now that is a joke! Do you control other people? I know people that try but who is ultimately in control? God! He made this world he controls it. So why do people want to control? What about them makes them want to hold on and try to be in control when they never really are? It seems like so much effort for nothing.
God is in my corner and through His son's name I will survive. I need God and He needs me! I am blessed to have such a God that loves me and takes care of me. If it wasn't for Him....I would be like the rest of the ignorant, controling people! Thank you God!
