IS IGNORANCE STRENGTH?

When the Tralfamadorians take Billy, he asks them why him and their answer is a very simple one: “well, here we are, Mr. Pilgrim, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why.” (Pg. 77) With this simple conversation I noticed that in other words, the most prominent characteristic of a human being: curiosity.  We are always trying to figure out things, whether it’s the simplest game or the most important theory. Personally I relate my self with this, because I also try to figure things out, and constantly I wonder the `why` of things. One time I was at my aunt’s house and they had two metal things perfectly embedded two each other, and the goal was to separate them. After trying for about 20 minutes I couldn’t, and I didn´t let my cousin rest until he showed me how to do it. Even though the game had no meaning, I HAD to know how to solve it, not knowing is a concept that human being in general can´t handle, and it strives them to investigate and investigate until coming with an answer. Tralfamdorians are the exact opposite: “All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simple is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I´ve said before, bugs in amber.” (Pg. 86) They don´t try to explain everything, they simple let things be, “only on earth is there any talk of free will.” (Pg. 86) This doesn´t mean they are stupid or lazy to find the `why` of things, they just don´t fell the necessity to do so, they can live with not knowing. Free will and curiosity is what dominates human beings, “earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is…” (Pg. 85) but does it always lead to good things? With the exception of few, as I said before, human are moved by curiosity, and even though great discoveries and explanations have been made by humans, does this makes us more wise or strong, or is it better to live by “ignorance is strength”? (Orwell, 1984).