Okay, this one's coming a bit late in the day...
Chuckism #34
Every great discovery usually starts with three simple words; I don't know.
Alright, that might count as four; depending on how you handle contractions. (No need to time them, though.)
One of the most amazing things about life is that we come into it basically a blank slate. That is, to say, that outside of crying, pooping, and eating, we pretty much don't have a clue about the world we come into. From the very first sounds and sights we see to the last life is full of new things to see, hear, experience, and learn. In fact, it's something we pretty much do all the time.
Well, if we're lucky, that is.
Folks get to worrying on the idea that their world is full of unknown. And, yes, that can be scary, it can also be thrilling. Every day brings us into the possibility of knowing something we hadn't until then. We get the chance to grasp the majesty of the universe through the people, places, and things that in habit it. New foods can open us to new cultures. New music can open us to new ways in how we relate to one another. Every time you encounter something new you are being given a chance to grow and discover, not only your world, and the people in it, but also the very nature of reality and how to find a place in the cosmos.
For those eager and brave enough to try and grasp the very fabric of existence... or, at least, to tackle that new pie recipe... the journey usually starts with an interest or a query. You go to find an answer, or to fill in a blank and come to the inevitable conclusion that all folk do when they get somewhere they can't then rightly back out of, or move through. They need to fill some gaps because this is something wholly new and unexpected.
And that's one of life's greatest treasures. We don't come ready equipped with answers. If we're brave enough to ask the questions, and braver still to find the answers (Which have a sometimes bothersome habit of being just more questions.) then the world unravels its mysteries to us like little gems; each one filled with wonder and beauty.
"What's beyond those hills?" "I don't know; let's go find out."
"How does that work?" "I don't know; let's figure that out."
"Can that be fixed?" "I don't know; let's try."
"Why did he do that?" "I don't know; let's read what he said about it."
"Where did this all come from"? "I don't know; let's study the cosmos."
Discovery might be the act of feeding your curiosity. Here's to hoping we're never truly satisfied...
*Image credit: American Museum of Natural History (No photographer listed)
Chuckism #34
Every great discovery usually starts with three simple words; I don't know.
Alright, that might count as four; depending on how you handle contractions. (No need to time them, though.)
One of the most amazing things about life is that we come into it basically a blank slate. That is, to say, that outside of crying, pooping, and eating, we pretty much don't have a clue about the world we come into. From the very first sounds and sights we see to the last life is full of new things to see, hear, experience, and learn. In fact, it's something we pretty much do all the time.
Well, if we're lucky, that is.
Folks get to worrying on the idea that their world is full of unknown. And, yes, that can be scary, it can also be thrilling. Every day brings us into the possibility of knowing something we hadn't until then. We get the chance to grasp the majesty of the universe through the people, places, and things that in habit it. New foods can open us to new cultures. New music can open us to new ways in how we relate to one another. Every time you encounter something new you are being given a chance to grow and discover, not only your world, and the people in it, but also the very nature of reality and how to find a place in the cosmos.
For those eager and brave enough to try and grasp the very fabric of existence... or, at least, to tackle that new pie recipe... the journey usually starts with an interest or a query. You go to find an answer, or to fill in a blank and come to the inevitable conclusion that all folk do when they get somewhere they can't then rightly back out of, or move through. They need to fill some gaps because this is something wholly new and unexpected.
And that's one of life's greatest treasures. We don't come ready equipped with answers. If we're brave enough to ask the questions, and braver still to find the answers (Which have a sometimes bothersome habit of being just more questions.) then the world unravels its mysteries to us like little gems; each one filled with wonder and beauty.
"What's beyond those hills?" "I don't know; let's go find out."
"How does that work?" "I don't know; let's figure that out."
"Can that be fixed?" "I don't know; let's try."
"Why did he do that?" "I don't know; let's read what he said about it."
"Where did this all come from"? "I don't know; let's study the cosmos."
Discovery might be the act of feeding your curiosity. Here's to hoping we're never truly satisfied...*Image credit: American Museum of Natural History (No photographer listed)
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