Don't Open That Box!
By Catherine
@bluesa (15023)
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 14, 2017 7:05am CST
Don't open that box! Really don't. Have you heard about Pandora's Box? From what I remember in mythology it is supposed to have contained the miseries and evil of the world. Well to me, opening Pandora's box, is letting a new experience into your life, one you will have to carry with you each day after you have added it to your life.
What you don't know can't hurt you, but once you have knowledge about an experience, well, it becomes one more thing you have to live with, to deal with. Someone close to me opened my idea of a Pandora's box, it is an experience I can't share with her or relate to. It is an experience she will have to bear alone.
It was a bittersweet experience, and she has to battle the fact that she let it into her life each day. She already had so much she had to deal with that she should have kept the lid on this experience tightly closed. As for me, I prefer being ignorant on a few things, because ignorance is bliss in some cases. Do you think it is better to keep Pandora's box (as I perceive it) closed and remain ignorant on certain things too? Or do you prefer knowledge, even if it causes you great pain?
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 17
If you never open yourself to new experiences, how are you to learn anything? The thing is that you never know what's going to be in the box until you DO open it - it may indeed be a Pandora's box, but on the other hand it may be something wonderful.
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@Marilynda1225 (79664)
• United States
14 Nov 17
I'm a curious person by nature so I'd probably open the box
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Nov 17
maybe i can keep the box ajar so a little of what is inside will come out.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
15 Nov 17
It is better to keep the lid on, not a wiser move to open the Pandara box. To my mind recalling bitter/sad memories from the past does not help much.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
17 Nov 17
@shaggin , yes, you're quite right, a person does need to know if they are being cheated on, even if that is painful to find out. But I also agree, after that it is best to not know what is going on. Which is why I am very careful about entering into a relationship.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
14 Nov 17
I do not need to experience everything myself as I can learn much by observing the lives of others. While I have a hunger for knowledge, some paths I can quickly see where they lead and I do not need to go any further. If the knowledge is evil or leads to hurt and pain then I can leave the lid on it.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
15 Nov 17
Yes, exactly, that is how I feel about it too @1hopefulman .
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
14 Nov 17
I am not curious at all so I probably would not have opened the box but I do agree with Janet, you never really know good or bad what is inside if you don't open.
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@HebrewGreekStudies (1646)
• Canada
16 Nov 17
It depends what the box is, and that is the problem...trying to know if it will be worth it, but it's the unknown, so how can it be known, except by guaging probabilities. That is one of the problems with life, Pandora's box had to be opened at some point-without that, we could not learn to protect ourselves...mmmmm I'm not speaking clearly, what I mean is, without experience, we can't learn from experience or protect ourselves from future bad experience. With some things however, that is not the case, we can learn from other's experience...like I know that sticking my finger in a light socket would be bad idea, even though I've never done that before, others have had the accident happen to them, so, I don't need to. But with other things, like, I can't learn to drive from a manual, I had to learn by doing (well there was also a text book, but you need that practicality I mean), learning how ppl act in traffic, etc., about icy roads etc., only personal experience could teach that. Uh, I'm going in circles;), but with some things, yeh, I don't need to experience in order to know they will be harmful:/.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
14 Nov 17
It depends on the knowledge and how it applies to me in life.
Beautifully worded post, too btw.
It's sort of funny. A friend of mine and I are playing a 1500 piece puzzle -- I call it Pandora's box. Ha!
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). I can only do certain things if there is a desperate need.
