The Importance of Knowing

I envy people who don't know about a lot of the bad stuff that goes on in the world. I'm not saying I want to be like them, but in a way I envy them. They don't suffer. The more clued up you are, the more there is to depress you. It's a catch 22. But if I had to choose between those three, I'd probably go for kindness. And then honesty,. it's nice to have an intelligent friend to have intelligent conversations with. But I think kindness is a better value. What do you think?