is ignorance really bliss?

Would it be easier to live your whole life without knowing how someone felt? How safe is it to put your heart on the line? Given the person, your heart will either be mutilated or held close as a prized posession. But I guess if you never put yourself out there, you'll never discover the latter person. Or maybe you will, they'll hold your heart close to theirs for a certain amount of time, and then throw it to the wind. Who knows what may happen though? Is it better to live in ignorance of the future or would it be better to know how your life will be played out? In the current situation, I'd prefer to know exactly where my life is going to take me...but where's the fun in that? I suppose taking each new adventure as it comes is a part of the process, but is getting heartbroken supposed to be a part in that? And how do you guard your heart when the one person whose always had it, can break down your walls in an instant? All I know is that living in fear of rejection or fear of the unknown will leave you bitter and alone. And that while your heart might get broken a few times along the way, the journey will take you where you're supposed to be. You might have to kiss a lot of frogs, fail and retake a few classes, get hired and get fired from a few jobs...but eventually you'll find your place in this world. No matter how long it takes, it's not going anywhere and it's up to you to decide if you'll take on life headstrong or let life take you under.