Fooling Around

Fool's Gold, a way for ignorance
to breed happiness if believed
to be gold

Daisy once said, "I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world..." (Fitzgerald 21). How inexplicably sad. As a child or even a teenager, you hear people say "ignorance is bliss!" I think the worst part about growing up is realizing that it's true.

How wonderful it must feel to be a fool! To be unaware of the sadness that surrounds you. To be blissful in your ignorance. Once you see the world for the way that it is-flawed-you can never go back to being the fool that you once were. That's why Daisy explains that it is best for her daughter to be a fool. Foolish people believe in love at first sight, and money, and eternal happiness, and things that make life seem better than it is.

A Fool, whose job it is
to be happy

In essence, we all are foolish in some way. Anything that really draws away from the truth of the world is an act of foolishness. Sitcoms, comedies, dramas, entertainment in general. A way to escape the world and submerge ourselves in make believe. It really is foolish.

Not to mention the incessant need to own things and use things and throw them away. The way that people turn a blind eye to things they would rather not acknowledge is another way of acting foolish.

Fools believe in perpetual good. They would believe lies meant to make them feel better such as, "I'm not cheating on you, I love you!" or "No, nothing bad happened today." Completely wrapped up in their own world, they would be able to cocoon themselves in some strange version of reality, but perhaps that is what makes them happy.

a (cute) wise old owl

I guess the really horrible thing is to be wise. To be wise is to have lived through pain. Yes, the wise have learned from it, but it begs the question, wouldn't it be better to not have lived through the pain at all?

Lyrics of the week: "Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you" from Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis.

Because love at first sight is probably the most foolish of all kind.