Ignorance and Consequence

 

 

Ignorance of the law

 Is no excuse,

The ignorant is as guilty

As those that refuse.

 

Some know the law

And some do not

But which ever violates it

Lands in the same spot.

 

There are laws of nature

That you and I both know,

They can be very good friends

Or your very worst foe.

 

 

Take the law of gravity

It helps us every day

But people who abuse it

Often have to pay.

 

Take the little toddler

That was left unattended,

While playing too near the edge

He was greatly offended.

 

He was ignorant of gravity

But gravity didn’t care,

The consequence of his ignorance

Was more that he could bear.

 

His cuts and bruises were many

After he slipped off the ledge,

How that parent regretted

Having left him near the edge!

 

 

Consequences are unforgiving

Even when we are ignorant,

“I did not know” never reverses

An unfavorable event.

 

It pays to be in the know

And not ever to assume

Or else you may have to stomach

The frequent “I told you so”.

 

“I did not know” is ignorance

Which consequence disregards,

“I told you so” follows

The actions of retards.

 

Stewart Russell © October 2019