RR#3

            Is it good to know too much? Or is knowing everything a great characteristic to possess? These two questions are two parts to a very difficult question to answer. I think that knowing everything could be a good thing at times, but, at the same time, I think knowing everything could be a bad thing sometimes. It all depends on what situation you are put in.

            I think that there are times when knowing it all would put people in bad or unnecessary positions. One example of this is a child. There are some things that should have an “age limit.” (If you can call it that) There is a reason that we use the phrase, “a child-like innocence.” There are many things that children do not understand, and in many cases, that is the way it is supposed to be. In my opinion, if a parent of a younger child goes off to war, the child does not need to know exactly what war is and what is going on. Mainly, because it is too much for that child to fully understand and take in. There are other things that children should not know until they are older as well, but war is just one example. Knowing too much can affect adults too. There are just some things that are too hard or too much for them to handle. Sometimes people cannot handle that they cannot help other people directly and in short term. For example: my mom worked with someone in the70s who ended up committing suicide because she was upset she could not help people in Bangladesh. She just could not handle the pressure of knowing that people were hurting and she could not help. In those situations, and other ones like them, I think that it is okay to retain that innocence.

            I do think that knowing everything would be a good thing sometimes too. I think it would be nice because people would not argue about things, because everyone would know the same things. They might still have different opinions, but what is known would be known by everyone. That would help to provide less chaos. There would be less confusion too. This would also help us not to repeat our mistakes as well! As I said, before knowing things could or may not be a good thing all the time.