When civilization was just beginning, humans had limited knowledge. The discovery of fire was one of the first discoveries on the path of learning. Fast forward over a million years later to current civilization and the industry controlled path people are on now. Who is to say people are any better off? Humanity has tried to advance knowledge in the attempt to generate an improved life. But, once one catastrophic problem is solved another one inevitably pops up in its place. The world is a never ending cycle of dealing with the current dilemma. Acquiring knowledge may appear to be a sound investment, but it is just a survival tool.
Knowledge can be considered a greater burden than benefit. Consider the Native Americans, they had a rough life, …show more content…
Either way, a majority of people are under the impression that greater knowledge will lead to greater money. The fact of the matter is, more knowledge and superior jobs only lead to different kinds of work. It is like planning a roadway, imagine there is only a one lane road in any direction constantly congested. People who do not like traveling this road will tend to work closer to home, and will spend the valuable time on the road for important tasks. But, if there were a large multilane highway, people would be more inclined to drive further for work, and spend more time on the roads doing leisurely activities. The point being, the more of something there is, the more likely is to be consumed. If a person makes $100,000 per year, it is very likely that person is spending $100,000 to care for themselves, pay bills and invest. If another person only makes $30,000 he would be just as likely to spend it to care for himself, pay bills, and if he is wise, invest. But, who is happier? Who has more work they must accomplish? The more people are able to consume the more they will consume. The more abundant the recourse the more likely it will be consumed in …show more content…
This leaves the person feeling useless. For example, if a child learns of the evils in this world by suffering through a severely traumatic experience this may negatively affect his state of mind. If this child witnesses a crime happening in front of his eyes and has no way to do anything about the crime the child would be haunted with these memories. Having the memories of witnessing abuse, molestation, torture, murder, and rape, especially if a loved one was involved, would be catastrophic to the child. These memories would haunt the owner of them for centuries, and into adulthood. This knowledge would be a burden this individual would have to carry his entire
Knowledge can be considered a greater burden than benefit. Consider the Native Americans, they had a rough life, …show more content…
Either way, a majority of people are under the impression that greater knowledge will lead to greater money. The fact of the matter is, more knowledge and superior jobs only lead to different kinds of work. It is like planning a roadway, imagine there is only a one lane road in any direction constantly congested. People who do not like traveling this road will tend to work closer to home, and will spend the valuable time on the road for important tasks. But, if there were a large multilane highway, people would be more inclined to drive further for work, and spend more time on the roads doing leisurely activities. The point being, the more of something there is, the more likely is to be consumed. If a person makes $100,000 per year, it is very likely that person is spending $100,000 to care for themselves, pay bills and invest. If another person only makes $30,000 he would be just as likely to spend it to care for himself, pay bills, and if he is wise, invest. But, who is happier? Who has more work they must accomplish? The more people are able to consume the more they will consume. The more abundant the recourse the more likely it will be consumed in …show more content…
This leaves the person feeling useless. For example, if a child learns of the evils in this world by suffering through a severely traumatic experience this may negatively affect his state of mind. If this child witnesses a crime happening in front of his eyes and has no way to do anything about the crime the child would be haunted with these memories. Having the memories of witnessing abuse, molestation, torture, murder, and rape, especially if a loved one was involved, would be catastrophic to the child. These memories would haunt the owner of them for centuries, and into adulthood. This knowledge would be a burden this individual would have to carry his entire