28th November 2025
It is sometimes better not to know about a problem or its implications because the lack of knowledge prevents worry. At times, happiness can be found in being unaware of unpleasant facts.
I shall share a parable to illustrate this.
A man once bought a massive diamond — about the size of an egg.
But his excitement quickly turned into disappointment when he discovered a crack running through the stone. Hoping for a solution, he took it to a jeweler for advice.
The jeweler studied the gem carefully and said, “This can be split into two perfect diamonds, each worth more than the original stone. But one wrong strike could turn it into a pile of cheap fragments. I won’t take that risk.”
Other jewelers in different places gave him the same answer.
Then someone told him about an old master jeweler in Amsterdam — a man with “golden hands.” The man took the diamond to him.
The old master examined the stone through his loupe and began to explain the risk, but the man interrupted: he had already heard this speech many times.
The jeweler agreed to do the job and named his price. When the man accepted, the jeweler called over a young apprentice sitting nearby, his back turned to them, quietly working on something else.
The apprentice took the diamond, placed it in his palm, lifted the hammer, and struck it once — clean, precise. The stone split perfectly into two brilliant diamonds. Without even turning around, he handed them to the jeweler.
The astonished man asked, “How long has he worked for you?”
“Three days,” the old man replied. “He doesn’t know how much this stone is worth. That’s why his hand didn’t tremble.”
Ignorance helps
making you stop inflating your fears and overthinking every risk, thus the impossible becomes doable.
The biggest obstacles exist only in our mind and at times, ignorance doesn’t allow the obstacles to intervene in the task to be accomplished.
Stay blessed forever.
P.S. Please don’t try this. A novice may not help you get the results you desire at most times.