"The curse of knowledge"

My mother ask me recently whether its better to know more than to know less. I thought the answer was obvious. Knowledge is invaluable so of cos it only helps by knowing more I assume. She then continued to say that at times it fears her to know too much abt something for instance, health issues frequently discussed in forums or newspaper. Knowing more can make one overly conscious abt the subject matter and therefore triggers unnecessary anxiety like never before. As much as one can take safety precautions after knowing more, it sometimes just merely serve as dark clouds in the mind, she claims. No wonder some say 'Ignorance is bliss'.

But to me, knowing more is always better than knowing less. In many instances, you can choose to pretend not to know something for something that you know. On the contrary, it is harder to pretend to know something for something that you have no inkling about.
'Knowledge itself is empowering'.

As having told some of u before, my sister once said to me that her major in sociology changes her life tremendously. It provides her with new inspiring perspectives on various social issues like never before. Especially on homosexuality, gender equality and the meaning of living life itself. In view of the 3 aspects aforementioned, my sis has displayed extreme attitudes for her own beliefs in each of that. I can see this is also particularly why she often can come up with grand theories abt her actions, thoughts and behaviour in rebuttal of my parents' objections towards what she is doing all these while. In a moment of anger, my mum once said education ruined her, shaping her into wat she ought not to be.

I certainly don't wish to agree with that.

It is merely a blessing in disguise. Things can be worse. It is not even bad now.