Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

Margaret Atwood
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Ignoring someone in an effort to not be bothered is in no way the same as ignorance. Ignoring someone when you are in a position to help them is not the same as being ignorant of their needs. Ignoring someone in order to avoid being hurt or disappointed by them is not being ignorant of their shortcomings. Ignoring someone when you have the power to help them is not the same as being ignorant of their needs.

Ignoring someone when you have the power to help them is not the same as being ignorant of their needs. Ignoring someone when you have the power to help them is not the same as being ignorant of their needs. Ignoring someone when you have the power to help them is not the same as being ignorant of their needs.

Source: The Handmaids Tale

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