Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty.
It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than
choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we
are, but never stop trying to learn and grow. [Tony Schwartz]
Amazed though I am at how little I know about things I
thought myself sure of, I continue to reach out to learn, discover, and uncover
what is hidden from my view. I don’t join in or align myself with groups and
causes, generally. I prefer the edge where I can take things in at my own pace.
Or NOT.
Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not
worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In
every human society at all times and at all levels, the curious are at the
leading edge. [Roger Ebert]
It does make sense, at least it seems to, that I remain ever
more curious as my years pile up, one upon the last.
And yet I am never DONE. My thirst for discovering and learning
is NOT quenchable.
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a
fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be
curiosity. [Eleanor
Roosevelt]
I think that sounds divine. How about you?!
I love you, Currie
2 comments:
Curiosity is a wonderful gift and somewhat undervalued in some places. We should all stay as curious as children, otherwise how will we continue to learn?
I know there's some quote about the older I get the less I know--LOL! I have always loved learning. I think it is highly undervalued. ;)
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