Ignorance: The Silent Killer

Ignorance is the greatest known enemy of humanity. And who could have said it better than God through Prophet Hosea in a message to His chosen people (Israel)? He said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Most social evils in our society stem from ‘limited knowledge’ or 'lack of it'. Take a closer look at your life and recall how many mistakes you’ve made, how many opportunities you’ve missed out, how many ugly outcomes you were unable to prevent etc. all because you were not in the know. A person’s quality of life is to a great extent determined by what they know. The more you’re aware of your circumstances and how to deal with them (i.e. good understanding of your inner potential and how you can tap it and leverage it, coupled with a good understanding of the systems in the world, because a person cannot function in isolation) the greater your chances of experiencing a better life. In short, much suffering plaguing humanity would be avoided if knowledge checked-in.

An ignorant person is prone to being led astray. Many people have fallen victim to misleading information, followed the wrong path and lived to regret it. Others have been enslaved by circumstances for lack of information on how and where to get help, while others continue to suffer in oblivion. I can go on and on, but the truth is so many people suffer in ignorance.

Ignorance is like a dark heavy cloud that hampers light hence vision or a blindfold that completely hinders sight. To this I’ll say, seek information more than silver and gold because knowledge will light your path and keep you from stumbling. Grab a book and read, identify a good program and listen or watch. What is it that interests you? if you can, enroll in an institution and pursue it. Look within you, what’s your passion. Identify your potential, is there anything limiting you from releasing your full potential? then look for information and ways of overcoming that challenge. (NB: The universe and everything therein including you, belong to God, and let no one deceive you; there is no problem without a solution.) Develop an interest in what’s happening in the society, your local area, your country, your continent, the world.

Be a party to life. Ignorance has the tendency of making people strangers to life. They come and go and the worst part is they never get to enjoy the ‘appearance’ because ignorance bombards them with problems and challenges from right, left and center. You've suffered enough in the hands of ignorance; don't sit back any longer and allow it to deprive you of happiness and limit your life. SAY NO TO IGNORANCE! Arise, wise up and Shine!