Page 10 - Never Plead Ignorance

veryday you wake up to a new day. Getting out of bed, you
wash your face, prepare and, most probably, rush somewhere.
Like everyone else, you, too, hasten not to be late to school or
work and soon find yourself engrossed with everyday routines. In the
rapid flow of the day, in school or at work, you struggle to learn some-
thing or to meet a deadline, and in the blink of an eye, you notice that it
has almost become evening. When you arrive home in the evening, you
do your daily housework. Sometimes, just for a change, you visit your
friends, go to movies and then return home to sleep. The next morning
you start the same vicious circle all over again.
During these daily routines, is it possible that you remain indifferent
to other important things in life? In the daily rush of your life, is it possi-
ble that you forget, don't notice or pretend not to grasp some important
things?
The answer of almost everyone should be "Yes". Because most of the
people fail to think or wonder about many details pertaining to their lives.
You can start by thinking the following:
While you are in your room reading this book, are you aware that
some astonishing incidents are happening? For instance, have you ever
thought that you are now moving at 1,670 kilometres an hour through
space?
Alternatively, have you ever thought that the room you are in right