Aug

5

I'm watching a documentary on the execution of a young 22 year old Australian boy in Singapore for heroin trafficking and hearing his lawyer say, "we have to represent him because he's young and stupid" or words to that effect made me think (besides the thinking I was doing about the poor young bloke's doomed plight) how markets behave the same way and how to quantify the stupidity and mistakes a kid makes and compare that to mistakes of an immature and reckless market. There are

many more similarities no doubt. Should we forgive them, what do they need to show to gain our respect and when should older ones lose it? 

At the same time, it made me wonder if there is a risk in being too mature, too educated, and thirsting for too much knowledge and then not being able to turn back and live in the moment. Is there truth in the saying ignorance is bliss. Usually once the whole truth is revealed you realize you were happier being clueless. Knowledge makes you a better person and you can pass on the lessons to yourself and your family. Knowledge brings compassion, understanding and the ability to have an easier life through gaining edges. But it can lead to a blinkered existence for some, striving for goals that do nothing for mankind. The goal becomes cloudy and the initial gains are clearly lost. Ignorance, for some, helps you focus on family and community and the right basic values, while those with knowledge often fail and become confused on their journey.


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