The Power of Ignorance No one can deny that education is an essential part of life. Since the beginning of their existence, humans have had an everlasting thirst for knowledge. They just cannot help being curious. People strive, struggle, and seek for wisdom to satisfy this desire. However, does that also mean that knowledge will give them happiness? It is not necessarily so; sometimes, it is better to not know anything. ?Flowers for Algernon?, a short story written by Daniel Keys, proves that ignorance is bliss.