Ecclesiaste Analysis

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In the book of Ecclesiastes, located in the pages of the Old Testament, lies the quote, “For in much wisdom is much grief, and increase in knowledge is an increase of sorrow,”. Often, this quote is heralded as a source of great truth and wisdom. Large swaths of people believe this quote to contain the literal truth of the world, and that in order to live happily they must shut themselves off to the accurate realities of the existence they live. The quote, and the belief system it founds, are not only ludicrous, but asinine to the point of insufferability. The notion that information and wisdom about the world is detrimental, is absolute rubbish. The want to be secluded and ignorant makes one blind to the true horrors of situation, which leads …show more content…
For example, the subjects of the totalitarian mind-cult of North Korea are living in a society completely devoid of outside influence. They are starved of thought. They are starved of information. They are starved of freedom. Not only do the people not know of (or understand) the atrocities their state enacts, they believe that to be a normality. If one were to believe the quote wholeheartedly, one would come to the conclusion that these people are better left ignorant, that it would only bring them pain and suffering to enlighten them about their situation. Not only is that principle backwards and dangerous, it is disgusting. To keep them ignorant, would only prolong the torture and defilement of an entire civilization of people. These people deserve to be elucidated on the truths of life, and the freedoms that all humans deserve. Education and knowledge are the only tools that can save these people, ignorance is the tool that would (and is trying) to destroy them. In this case knowledge would not bring pain, it would free an imprisoned people. In concurrence with this; the Ecclesiastical quote is especially disgusting, as it is the creed of totalitarian evil. It is the saying of the dictator, the decree of the monarch, the belief of the mind cult, the final solution of the fascist, the rule of the

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