Life is a journey for the fulfillment of the divine purpose. All great words of wise men are passed on generation after generation. The wise men have stated some words in certain context and the application of the same words at all the times may not be helpful. There are contradictions in the words of wise men, and it doesn't mean that the wise men are all fools. The context of application is what the fools never understood. If a sprint runner follows the principle of "Slow and steady wins the race", he would definitely be making a fool of himself, it definitely applies to a artist who is making the most intricate of art works. The context is more important.
The wise men have always advised the people around them who are full of half knowledge. The half knowledged people are the most dangerous living things on this planet, even dangerous than the king cobra, cancer causing tumors, swine flu, etc. These half knowledged people can inspire many others who are in ignorance and then get worshiped as the representatives of god. The ignorant people who awaken from their blissful state of ignorance to the state of half knowledge only believe the person who awakens them, like the Jeanie from Alladin's lamp. They place their full faith in the person, who have given the awakening and consider him a master. A true master should have complete knowledge and by this principle there is no person with full knowledge.
The complete knowledge means understanding the Universal truth. It is said that Lord Anjaneya, Lord Prahalada, Lord Narada Muni, The BrahmaKumaras, Lord Surya, Lord Yama, Lord Bali are the few people who have truly understood the universal truth. Even the famed Brahmarshis have not understood the Universal truth, then what about the humans. There are no people with full knowledge but only with some knowledge more than other in certain fields. Since the spirituality has fast been shown the door by the modern development oriented population, the half knowlege has become a big screen which protects the conscience from the feel of guilt.
This screen makes us believe that we are ignorant of the all that is going on around us, and we are in a state of bliss. Oblivious to the pain of the one near us we go on with the life only to rudely awakened by incidents which are common and rarely noticed. The screen is torn, but the screen is stiched with materialism and the screen for conscience is again ready to make us realize the truth. On the death bed, when the messengers of Yama come to take the soul, we see only a screen with all patches and many repent for making all the stitches. Few try to remove the screen and walk to the truth and embrace the facts and surroundings.
But until then Ignorance is bliss.
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