Is it possible to stop being ignorant or foolish without becoming cynical or pessimistic?
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Bless you, Child, of course it is, but it all depends on what you believe those words (ignorant, foolish, cynical and pessimistic) actually mean to you.\nI tend to be foolish about a few things and I often look foolish to other people. I however, rarely care. I like myself, I'm loved by other people, and for me life is mostly good.\nIgnorant? Everyone is. If they say they're not, they're either fooling themselves or lying. (probably not intentional...that would make us cynical)\nCynical? Again, everyone is about one thing or another. I was governmentally cynical at the age of 9.\nPessimistic all comes down to your POV. The glass is either half full, half empty, or as I like to put it "I know more water is forthcoming" or "it's mostly empty and someone peed in the rest of it".\nIt all depends on who you want to be.
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Everybody goes through stages where they feel stupid. There have been times when I felt like staying in bed all day convinced that I would never amount to anything and that I was just to stupid to do anything right. I got over it. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Whenever we compare ourselves with others, it is never a fair comparison. Concentrate on doing what you are best at and it will turn out.
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In your case there would seem to be a correlation because realising how little you really know is one sign of wisdom. However there are people who were young fools and now they are old fools so you can't always draw a correlation between age and wisdom.
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Through ignorance and arrogance
441116
Yes, ask lot's of questions, don't be fobbed of with rubbish answers and make sure you can test the answers for accuracy.  Enlightenment is finding the truth... we can't do that by blindly accepting what other people tell us or by following old clapped out melodramatic religions.
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Pessimism is not healthy for anyone.\n\nPessimistic = Mostly Negative outlook (Watching todays news can also cause this!)\nOptimistic = Mostly Positive outlook\n\nYour first problem is that you need to realize that movies are just that, movies.  They are NOT real.\n\nYou need to change your lifestyle into something that makes you a lot happier!\n\nMy preference would be going to Church and finding your higher power.   Every time I go, I come out feeling like a million bucks and that nothing can get me down!\n\nEther way, get ALL negativity out of your life as much as you can and start looking for the positive aspects of it.   \n\nClassical Music is also good.
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Are you serious? Are you looking for things to get upset about?  He said awareness could be improved.  Didn't call anyone stupid. And yes, some people should be more aware of things.  It is for their best interest. Literally.
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no.. its easy to be ignorant.\nput some effort into things, rock the boat and change the world.
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Stop buying into the "youth culture" on TV, ads, etc.  Live day-to-day and hope that with age you've acquired wisdom; wisdom will never fade like looks will.  Don't regret your past decisions.  Love nature - it is the only truth on this planet.  Help others.  Don't lie, exaggerate or embellish.  Honor your own opinions.
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you don't. it's natural.\n\nor, on the other hand, you could try and be sensible, and just block it out from your mind. or you can just change your attitude from i'm-mister-super-caring-all about  what-people-think-of-me to i-dont-give-crap-and-i'm-gonna act- as-though nothing's-bothering-me.\n\ngot it?  now that's how you gotta stop carin about wat otha ppl tink of ya. alrightty?
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There is a saying that goes something like; it's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought to be a fool, than to open your mouth and confirm it.  You've found this out the hard way.  That's the bad news.\n\nThe good news is, ~you~ feel a fool for a week or so; by tomorrow everyone else will have forgotten the incident.  Just think before you speak, and if you aren't sure the answer is right, then say 'I think it might be such and such, but I'm not sure!'  That absolves you from being a big-head know-it-all if it's right, and a loser if it's wrong - after all, you did say you weren't sure!
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If you're still on the site, and will even read responses to your "question", know that you're going to find ignorance and inane commentary on every site, blog, or message board you visit. Human nature online is not much different that what you experience in daily life.\n\nIt's ok to be contemptous of ignorance; it almost impossible to run away from it.
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Of course it's possible. Unlikely, though. People have too many hang-ups and the only way they can think to make themselves feel better sometimes, is to denigrate others.
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I'm WAY too curious of a person to be ignorant. I enjoy learning and understanding why things happen and I am constantly asking, "what if?" Definitely intelligent. If you learn about something and why it happens, you can understand it better and see a possible outcome, or different outcomes, and not be so stressed. Of course there are always things you'd like to be ignorant about, like accidentally seeing your grannie naked when you're a kid. Some things just weren't meant to be seen by young children!
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be as stupid as the questioner
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I believe it is. A wise man once said "it is better to be happy than to be right." When we get defensive, we have some inner need to be right. If we're confident in what we believe, it doesn't matter to us whether or not others see things our way.
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Many people are rude to cover up their own insecurity and lack of knowledge of the outside world. They feel that by being mean, they can balance the inequality to their side of the equation. Still, a wise person knows that there is no merit in arguing with a fool. A stupid person doesn't know when they have been beaten and are embarrasing themselves. The pursuit of knowledge and understanding is an ongoing process, and seeing things and exploring the world are fundamental to extending your grasp of knowledge.