What Does Ignorance Mean To You Essay

Being called ignorant is usually not considered to be a positive statement. My team and I totally agree. I believe that being ignorant about some aspects of life is disgraceful. We live in an age where our safety and intelligence depends on the knowledge that we have been taught; keeping yourself or another ignorant is shameful. We need the knowledge to grow and develop and being oblivious towards some aspects of life leaves me shocked.

The saying goes “what you don't know doesn't hurt you”. Granted, that does somewhat make sense. But this ignorance that supposedly protects you from some aspects of life, can put you in a dangerous situation that was never intended. People find themselves in harm’s way regularly from not having knowledge on even some very basic situations as they are ignorant about the way the world is these days. Frequently, children and adults find themselves in alarming situations. For instance, being lured in

Sometimes, this is unintentional and due simply to a lack of awareness, that is “ignorance”, of different cultures. Other times, it may be caused by ignorance about others’ suffering or limitations. Did you know according to the Australian Network on Disabilities, nearly 4 million people in Australia suffer from some form of a disability (that’s 1 in every 5 people)? Speaking from personal experience being related to a boy with Down Syndrome, he has encountered incredibly insensitive attitudes towards him, all because some people lack knowledge about his disability. How would you feel if you were him in that situation, having people come up to you and disrespect you? You probably wouldn't appreciate having this happen to you, I'm assuming. So why would you allow this to happen to others? By not educating yourself and staying unaware of the challenges many people face day in and day out, you are allowing this perceived lack of compassion to