What Bataille's initiation into being/nonknowledge gives you

The ability to express empathy and respect 
The ability to establish good initial contact with others
A strong sense of self and self-awareness
 The capacity to understand and help others proactively whist maintaining clear boundaries  
The ability to integrate professional and personal learning experiences into the helping process in order to convey an understanding of another's situation 
The ability to differentiate their own feelings from those of others and maintain sufficient emotional distance from personal experiences in order to maintain perspective 
Willingness and ability to respond reflectively to feedback 
Awareness of personal bias 
Openness to diversity

Information originally from the suicide hotline.