Innocent Ignorance

 At one time or another, we have all been guilty of innocent ignorance. We have done something seemingly incorrect to another person or group of people but we did not know it was incorrect until it was pointed out to us. Then we acknowledge it, change it and move on. If you punish someone for innocent ignorance before you allow them to change the situation, your actions are worse than theirs. Sometimes, words, thoughts and actions are formed from the environment we are brought up in. They become our normal and normal never seems wrong. People that live in the jungle eat grubs. They are high protein, taste good and are one of the regular forms of sustenance. If they came to New York with a bagful of grubs and ate them at the theater, the people sitting next to them would be nauseated and horrified. In New York, grubs are insects that need to be poisoned and killed. We would judge the grub eater for eating them and the grub eater would not understand why we would kill viable nutrition. Both parties would be correct in their own thinking but guilty of innocent ignorance about the other person. If each side jumped on the other to beat or maim them before they understood why the action was being done, they would be wrong. If they civilly discussed the pros and cons and understood why the actions are being taken, the problem could be fixed peacefully. What is so hard to understand about people getting along?