Food For Thought

As I learn more, I feel hungry for more knowledge. I wish to know it all. I wish to spend my days reading and researching, feeding that ravishing drive in the quest for wisdom. My aptitude allows me to excel in my studies. It's my proclivity to want something more, or something greater than what I already have. But can the pursuit of knowledge lead to our demise? 

 I've always questioned how understanding and knowledge is capable of corrupting human minds. I have always been fascinated with the brain of a child. Childhood is the essence of innocence and naivety. They are ignorant, but they are not stupid. They are usually blissfully unaware of the corruptness and the harsh reality of the world. Even though I place great value on education and intelligence, I can't help but admire children. Through my volunteer work at preschools and watching my five year old bother grow up, I am always amazed by how intuitive children are with their minds and their bodies.

 As people grow older and go to school and become educated, they are no longer ignorant. Eventually, everyone is exposed to the negativity that exists in civilization. Within civilization, there is corruption: media, lies, war, selfishness, power, wealth, death, murder, crimes, sin, ect. As we grow older, the magic that existed in our childhood world is no longer a reality, but a fable. We argue that any childhood fantasy we may have had does not exist by using logic or backing it up with factual evidence. The imagination that used to flourish when we were all younger slowly starts to diminish. There are many people who get sucked into the world's negativity and lies, and that's all they focus on. Sometimes it's hard to see past these faults but there is always room for forgiveness.

Growing up isn't a sad thing. It's just a different lifestyle. Childhood is precious, and it's not to be wasted away by wishing one was older. The world has a balance between the good and the bad, the negative and the positive. It can be beautiful, joyous, bittersweet, angry, and sad. It can be everything and it can be nothing. I've experienced both sides. I used to want to die and leave the world and everyone in it behind me. I was blinded by my misery and sorrow. But through recovery, I have experienced moments where everything was so beautiful and life was so kind. And having both perspectives made me appreciate and allowed me to embrace every quality of the world. I have accepted our society's flaws and imperfections as well as it's glories and gifts.

This is my mind.