enlighten [en-lahyt-n]

to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to; To give information to; inform or instruct

Synonyms include: acquaint, advise, educate, familiarize

"Knowledge is power."

I concur. The advantages we have these days in acquiring information is so amazing that the words, "I don't know," should always be followed by, "but I'll find out." Remember when "looking something up" meant going to the library and getting our hands on some books or micro-fiche archived periodicals? Now all we have to do is type out (if it's not already your homepage when you log on) http://www.google.com/ on our browsers, punch in some letters in a box and click on Search and an endless list of sources is displayed for our perusal.

The philisophy that "what you don't know can't hurt you," is silly. As easy as it is to play dumb, sometimes you're compelled to look something up, no matter how trivial it seems. What flowers bloom in the fall (Dahlias, chrysanthemums, and tropical hisbiscus to name a few), how many different silhouettes can a skirt have (straight, rectangular, triangular, A-line - there's like 10!), what the hell are orthotics and how to they help align your foot with your leg (an orthotic is used to bring the ground into even contact with the rest of the foot. This allows the entire foot to support the weight of the body. I JUST GOT A PAIR!), what time is it in Singapore (6:33 am), how much can $5 buy me in Europe (not much - hahaha!!!)...

Information technology...GOTTA LOVE IT!