Out of Eden

Ignorance is bliss; this statement is one that we all embodied in our youth and some into adulthood. That blissful time spent as an unknowing child, uneducated and unburdened by all that life had in store. Zero thought given to consequences of actions, rules of society, or even what the day may bring. Just live, wake up and decide what or who you wanted to be and if you wanted to change, the decision was as simple as a thought, just do, no forethought, no planning, no fear. Life as a child offered the paradise of a garden long lost and a time frequently forgotten. 

When we were created, it's said that the blessing of “free will” or choice was bestowed upon us. What we now know is that choice is as much of a blessing as it is a burden. This blessing as it’s so kindly stated is one that holds unlimited power and untold consequence. There is much that goes into making a decision; there is the weighing of pros and cons, a deliberation of the depth of each consequence, and an initial curiosity that urges you to venture beyond what is normality. So with each individual choice we must destroy another layer of ignorance and with that education we tend to become more measured in our ambitions. It doesn't take long before the fear of consequence outweighs the urge for greatness and leaves our educated selves in a state of stagnation. We can’t justify risking but so much for the fear of losing what little we have, we have ceased craving ascension and instead found comfort in the milieu of everyday life. 

But it doesn't have to be this way; ignorance should not be the conduit to fearless flight. Knowledge and choice do not have to serve as a fence barricading our ambitions. The freedom of choice that fueled our curiosity and banned us from the garden is the same freedom that gives us power to create our own paradise. The real issue is fear, not choice, ignorance or even curiosity. The fear that comes with freedom, the inherit fear of consequences, the fear of failure, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being different. We must understand fear is a constant, it's what we choose to do in spite of that fear that makes us great.

We no longer live in a garden because we chose to live on our own terms, so why now should we choose to do anything different? 

“You cannot let the fear of falling cripple your ability to fly.” Juice