Helpless Ignorance
June 24th, 2006I seem to have this idea that being 30 (a fact which I find I’m very conscious of) implies that I know too much to be surprised by anything.
But of course I don’t. Part of my mind is having difficulty adjusting to the Mexican-American War, or the existance of revolutionaries such as Che Guevara, or Cuban history in general…all things I am learning about in class.
I just wanted to leave myself a written reminder that, after all, I know very, very little.
Lack of knowledge
As I dutifully type in my email address above, I, too, feel the same way. I know too little. Because, actually, I do not know how to access my email address.
It is a shame that that short period of time (what is it…from age 18 to 30, (is it?) of knowing more than our parents lasts so short.
I really think it does not matter what you know…but what you think you know. Reality is not everything. Perception is.
Would you like me to remind you periodically that you know very, very little? That’s what sisters are for, right?
That’s fine, SLS, as long as I can remind you (that is, when we get a chance to connect) that you are very, very, very ignorant!!
MIL,
Would the correct application of your statement mean that it doesn’t matter that I don’t know everything as long as I keep that in mind? And that my problem isn’t really that I didn’t know about Che, but that I thought I knew enough about history so that I couldn’t be surprised?