“Ignorance is bliss.” We are somewhat aware of the harsh problems stirring in the world, but as the quote states, we choose to overlook and blind ourselves from them. Many are quick to neglect sentiments caused by appearances of the suffering taking place in impoverished cultures. Yet, we hesitate to further analyze why these distressing sentiments are present to begin with. Maybe the empathy rises because for a sudden second we put ourselves in the shoes of those living in the somber surroundings. We might imagine the innocent child with a potbelly, as our own younger sibling; or the helpless rape victim, as our own mother. These images then become too severe to further contemplate, and this is when they choose to disregard, because once more, “ignorance is bliss.”