Blog Prompt 20/01

I think it would be better to have known, even if it means you will ultimately lose it.

I remember that another teacher once asked us a thought provoking questions : Would you rather be born blind, or to see the world for the first few years of you life and then slowly become blind? Well if all of us had a choice we would probably choose not to be blind. However, if we only have the choice of the above two options, I would probably choose to see the world first, and then become blind.

My rationale to this is pretty simple. For example; pet owners know that they are going to lose their pet someday anyway, yet many people still keep pets. But why? Well, because they know that it will bring them joy. The only time anyone is going to live in is this moment, so even if it is only going to bring joy momentarily, so be it. Almost everything on this Earth is not permanent, so if we were to choose to not have known, because we would ultimately lose it, then we would not have known many of the things that exist in this world. Thus, I think it would be better to have known, even if it means you will ultimately lose it.