Act 92:
“It’s never too late… To Be Curious
Curiosity opens possibilities. It keeps you fresh And young at heart. It acknowledges mysteries. And challenges them. It’s grounded in hope. It validates our existence. And fans the inner fire. To be curious is to be optimistic.” – Patrick Lindsay
Quote in book: “The most useful gift for a child at birth is curiosity.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
I think being curious is natural. If we weren’t curious, then as kids we would never really learn anything. Being curious is what helps us to learn… to grow… to increase our knowledge base. How many times do we really “learn” something w/out having some sort of interest in it to begin with (except for school?) I mean… in school we were all forced to learn something that we had no interest in. So excluding that time in our lives… don’t we really start to know or learn about things because we were curious about them to begin with?
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it has kept us humans alive and well! And as a side note: I can’t spell “Curiosity” to save my life. Who the hell decided that there shouldn’t be that second “u” in there? WTF!! Here’s today’s “DID YOU KNOW MOMENT?”
Did you know that “Curiosity Killed The Cat” is a proverb that was originally "Care killed the cat"? In this instance, "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow." Shakespeare used it in Much Ado About Nothing “What, courage man! what though care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care.” Go checkout the Wikipedia page.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that asking questions to gain knowledge or to understand something is bad. The only thing bad about asking questions is when you ask them because you want to hear yourself talk or when you are wasting everyone else’s time by asking your question. If you’re in a big group and it’s question asking time and you’re the person that is coming between everyone and lunch, then you’re just being a jerk. Even if you’re intentions are noble, just ask the damn question privately w/out making the entire group listen to you. I remember in college Wanga and I nicknamed some guy who sat in the front row Question boy, cause he would always ask at least 3 useless questions during lecture, which almost always made us go over… argh. I still remember that guy, but his real name has escaped me. Wanga, do you remember?
Embrace your curiosity. Go out and learn something that you didn’t know before. Here are some of the things that I’m curious about: American History (specifically cival war stuff), building structures (as in architecture), mechanics of engines and things that move, and art and all things artistic like paintings, sculptures, etc. I wonder about why we yawn (it’s not just because we need oxygen) and Why yawns are contagious? Why it’s easier to hate than to love? Why people are so cliquey? What is it about the high school and middle school catty mentality still persists in us as adults? Why so many people think science and spirituality can’t intertwine? Why religion and politics are such hot topics for everyone? Why do we feel the need to hide from others who we really are? Why can’t we all just get along? So, if any of you know a lot about any of these topics, please please hook me up. What are you guys curious about?
1 comment:
How funny, there is always one guy/girl in the class that asks questions. I even have the co-worker that does this during every staff meeting. As an instructor in the grad program, I get just as annoyed by that question guy/girl as the other students.
Also, just as a fun fact for you...did you know that curiosity is how infants learn all of their motor skills (rolling, crawling, walking, etc). They are curious about their surroundings and want to get to everything. It's so hard for me to work with the babies that are very cognitively delayed because they don't have that ingrained curiosity to motivate them, so they don't progress very well.
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