A Downward Spiral In The Wake of Knowledge
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”
I can get the general gist of this quote. I believe it means that there can be no returning to a normal cycle once introduced to a new way of living.
It’s like life itself. Some moments of your life are so important that they can shape you forever, one example being growing up.
You learn so much from others as you grow up, and sometimes you wish you didn’t have to or want to know all about what you’re told. You wish to return when you were naive about the real world, not being self-aware of the challenges you’ll have to overcome to reach dreams you had as a child and the risks you’ll have to take.
That’s not possible, that’s just a dream, something that can’t come true, even though it’s very desired amongst people. Desire is just a feeling however, feelings that can’t bring back the state of mind you used to have when you were younger.
I can personally relate to this quote as well. I’ve felt like I've begun my fall into a downward spiral of my own. I look at my older blogs from earlier in the year, and I see change.
Not all of this change is good however. I noticed I’ve begun to get off topic more or don’t connect good topics in relation to my blog. I allowed criticism to shape how I write, but I feel I make more mistakes in my writing now than I did before.
And though I want to write how I used to, it’s just not possible because that same feeling of nostalgia people get from reliving a golden era in their life in the future always leaves that “on edge” feeling, that something’s missing.
What I’m getting to is that there is always going to be change in life that you’ll have to adapt to, and there’s no getting comfortable for too long. Wanting to forget about the doubts in your mind about the world around you is just a far-fetched dream, because once those thoughts are in your head, they stay there forever.
A quote I can relate this to is from George Horace Lorimer, and said that “If there’s anything worse than knowing too little, it’s knowing too much.” Knowledge you gain can be both a blessing and a curse. Children can be forgiven because they don’t possess the awareness or knowledge of what kind of world we all have to live in.
Imagine a car without brakes or a steering wheel to help understand this more. You have the gas pedal, representing you moving forward in life, and the road with all of the sights for you to see. These sights are very life-changing for you, in both good and bad ways, but you can’t turn back to see them again, and you can’t stop unless you choose to by releasing your foot off the gas.
Now imagine you had to drive other people in that car you’re in, waiting to get to that end of the road. Those people represent your own goals in life, telling you to keep driving, to keep going, no matter how bad the sights you drive by become.
I myself wish I wasn’t as smart as people believe me to be, but I don’t want to remain oblivious either, so that builds conflict. Whatever choice involving this decision can’t benefit you in any way if you think deeply of it.
Every day that passes is a day you can’t relive anymore, but the new experiences you gain can also help you come to terms with the way life is. Though new information can sometimes be hard to accept at times, or make you feel out of touch, it’s better than not knowing what to expect.
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