Ignorance is Bliss

I'm sure you've all heard the saying. Ignorance is bliss. But is it? Is ignorance really all that blissful? Our first response is to say no, no it's not! We've been brought up to seek knowledge, to ask questions. Ignorance is the enemy!
I'm here to tell you, from the point of view of someone who's always known too much for their own good, Ignorance can, quite often, be bliss.

From the ages of about 5-10 I was deathly afraid of thunderstorms. Not because they were loud and scary, or because my friends were afraid of them, but because I knew that with thunderstorms came lightning. I was terrified of the lightning striking my house and setting it on fire. It took my father telling me that our shingles were 'fire resistant' for me to calm down, and get rid of my fear.

If I had been a stupider child, then perhaps I would have had less fears. But is 'less fear' really  better?

its a varying debate, one I'm far too tired to go into now.

Ignorance:

the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

 

Bliss:

supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:

 

 for me, ignorance is not bliss, but bliss is ignorance.

this post is rambly. I'm stopping it. thoughts?