This Ignorance

Our biggest challenge was never putting a man on the moon, it has always been stepping out of our ignorance. They say the truth is eternal and as old as the hills and yet, here we are today, still suffering the same ailments. 

Paradise isn’t heaven. Paradise is man, minus his ignorance. Shall we ever get to paradise? 

Maybe we’re just a society of rebels who needs to have its fill and poison before realizing the truth. Maybe we’ll eventually tire of consumerism, politics, religion and adventure-seeking enough to turn within—but probably not. 

A few individuals will see that there’s no winning here. The world is built to frustrate us into finding moksha. Seen through this lens, our ignorance is both our master and our liberator. In other words, ignorance has a role. It has significance. 

For those lucky enough to discover the truth, their ignorance is a means to an end. As for the rest? Life is nothing but a series of disappointments.

From "The Broken Tusk - Seeing Through the Lens of Vedanta"