‘Curiosity’ is one of the best qualities anyone can have. Everything we see, do, think and feel begins with a healthy dose of curiosity —it begins in childhood and should always be encouraged.
There is a fine line separating good curiosity from the more dubious. A person with a healthy curiosity is focused on gaining more knowledge. They can be referred to as ‘inquisitive’ or ‘eager to learn’.
A person who takes curiosity too far can be said to be ‘nosey’, ‘snooping’, ‘meddling’, even ‘prying’ —none of which are looked on as favorable by society.
“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
Curiosity gets us out of bed in the morning. We’re anxious to greet a new day. What will we see, or learn, or share today?
“Around here, we don't look backwards. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious ... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ― Walt Disney Company
When we’re curious, we look at things differently, deeper, because we’re using our powers of observation more fully. We sense what is happening in the present moment, taking special note of what IS, regardless of what it looked like before, or what we might have once expected it to be. Then we’re free to wonder, “Okay, what’s next?”
“Curiosity, especially intellectual inquisitiveness, is what separates the truly alive from those who are merely going through the motions.” ― Tom Robbins
Curiosity leads us to feel more alive and more a part of everything. We’re more capable of accepting opportunities, making connections, and experiencing those moments of insight and meaning — all of which provide us with the foundation for a more satisfying life experience.
Curiosity helps us to survive and it leads us to find our own answers ...
Truth is … curiosity doesn’t kill the cat. It merely teaches it how to learn.
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