Ye Olde Tablets

     Once humans evolved enough to become self aware, we became curious by nature. We hear about something interesting that happened and the first thing we do is crave knowledge about the event. Why do we do this? Why am I even asking this question to myself? Because to crave knowledge of any kind is to also have a craving to better ourselves. We wish to know the truth because it is there to know, and we know that living a life without it in our grasp is ultimately wrong . It is written in our brains that knowledge is good, even if once we had it we may have wished we had never known because of the pain it brings.     Knowledge has been what has pushed the human race further than any other species on this planet. The fact that we crave understanding is a perfect conduit for efficiency. Because of our craving for knowledge, I can speak to someone on the opposite side of the planet through a metal rectangle and we can and have put men on the moon.     Th...

      In the tale and tragedy of Oedipus Rex, or hero exemplifies the dilemma of self-discovery. There is first a great yearning for self knowledge, and then a great regret and horror after such a discovery. I'm sure Oedipus would have rather lived on in ignorance. But would that have whisked his problems away? He still would have married his mother and have already killed his father. Ignorance is bliss, but is living in bliss really the answer? Or must we confront our truth and suffer under it. If we yearn for ignorance we are rendering ourselves weak, taking away our agency in our lives.     To know oneself really is a virtue that we must all strive towards, because it shows that we have taken full agency of ourselves in our lives. It shows that we refuse to live on the easy path of ignorance and acknowledge the consequences of our selfish and fearful actions. When I was reading the novel "Dune" something stuck out to me that I recall now. It was after a test ...