I wish I could remember the thing I read about the origins of "curiosity killed the cat" because it went further and it was really something quite the opposite of curiosity. My best friend always says, "curisoity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back". Lol. Cats ARE curious. Even bobcats! And what a wonderful way to be. There's so much to be curious about. Every day I walk in nature is an opportunity because there is always something more to be curious about.
My daughter and I got into this very conversation on a cross-country trip in 2014. She would see something and immediately want to whip out her phone to Google "the answer." I would say, "We have a ride across an entire country in which we could speculate." She would inevitably pull out her phone, but over time she would wait a bit and talk until she had to find out (and not take her old man's word.) I've written several times about "Wonder" - and I heard a talk yesterday about the phrase "I wonder" that was leading me to write some more about that great human condition of wondering.
Oh my gosh, I'm so GLAD I stumbled upon your publication. This post (from months ago, it appears) is right up my - alley. :) I'm afraid I'm training my daughter (young daughter) to say, "let's look it up mommy," when we don't know something, and unfortunately, she's not referring to the encyclopedia. I mean, the internet, the web (which you can easily get caught in), IS such a wealth of knowledge, but I hear you on the value of pure and simple WONDER. Or complicated wonder. Regardless, it's wonderful to wonder. I try to leave some on the table...until I can go secretly look it up later when she's not looking. Ha. Kidding.
I wish I could remember the thing I read about the origins of "curiosity killed the cat" because it went further and it was really something quite the opposite of curiosity. My best friend always says, "curisoity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back". Lol. Cats ARE curious. Even bobcats! And what a wonderful way to be. There's so much to be curious about. Every day I walk in nature is an opportunity because there is always something more to be curious about.
I was told in high school that I have no intellectual curiosity.
My daughter and I got into this very conversation on a cross-country trip in 2014. She would see something and immediately want to whip out her phone to Google "the answer." I would say, "We have a ride across an entire country in which we could speculate." She would inevitably pull out her phone, but over time she would wait a bit and talk until she had to find out (and not take her old man's word.) I've written several times about "Wonder" - and I heard a talk yesterday about the phrase "I wonder" that was leading me to write some more about that great human condition of wondering.
Oh my gosh, I'm so GLAD I stumbled upon your publication. This post (from months ago, it appears) is right up my - alley. :) I'm afraid I'm training my daughter (young daughter) to say, "let's look it up mommy," when we don't know something, and unfortunately, she's not referring to the encyclopedia. I mean, the internet, the web (which you can easily get caught in), IS such a wealth of knowledge, but I hear you on the value of pure and simple WONDER. Or complicated wonder. Regardless, it's wonderful to wonder. I try to leave some on the table...until I can go secretly look it up later when she's not looking. Ha. Kidding.