Stay Away from Worthless Knowledge

 

Stay Away from Worthless Knowledge

We are living in a world where knowledge flows in abundance. There are various sources, facilitating a free flow of information. Such an easy availability of information is a good thing but it can be unsafe as well. Fake news and its implications continue to be a growing menace in our society. Many people accumulate unreliable information, believe in it, and spread it everywhere in the form of advice that is baseless.

Such knowledge is ‘worthless knowledge’; it will not benefit anyone.  And you must stay away from spreading such knowledge.

No Dearth of Knowledge Here

There is no dearth of knowledge around us. You can find a variety of knowledge in every field whether it is science, technology, history, geography, self-knowledge, or metaphysics.  We can acquire knowledge in any field. But what a man does? Does he become educated in every field? Does he start studying everything, and earning degrees? Is this possible in a lifetime? That is impossible.

We need to acquire only such knowledge that we can use in our life. So, a person, who wants to learn about accountancy, should acquire the knowledge of accounts and mathematics. Those who want to become a doctor should study human anatomy and physiology and acquire knowledge of biology. Likewise, those who want to become a scientist must study the laws of physics.

But then there is a different class of people. They do not focus on one field but instead, they want to know about everything. They want to sense anything and everything around them and try to understand what is happening everywhere.

They are sneaky and curious to know more about their neighbors, colleagues, environment- among various other things. They fill their mind with all sorts of useless information and thoughts collected from everywhere.  Now, what do they do with this incomplete useless knowledge? They start sharing it with others.  

Baseless Knowledge; the Root of Ego

When you come across this misinformation, you share it with your neighbor. Now your neighbour will share it with his colleagues, and then with his family, and like this, the chain continues. So, people are basically giving wrong advice to others.  In this world, the majority of people can be seen giving unnecessary and baseless advice to others because they are fascinated by the idea of changing others. This is also a kind of ego.

So many people give recommendations to others. And this is also a fact that very few people seek advice and even fewer people will follow any advice given to them. So, we tend to accumulate useless information in our mind and then spread it everywhere and such knowledge that will never be useful for anyone. Therefore, it is ‘worthless’ knowledge and you must stay away from spreading such knowledge. It is good for your soul and society overall.