Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Curiosity

Curiosity is not a sin, Harry
But you should exercise caution. 

I love to be curious.  I love learning, exploring, seeing the new and yet unseen.  I am a curious raccoon. 

Without curiosity, what would our world be like?

No computer
 No telephone
  No space exploration
   No advances in medicine
     Seeing by lantern or candlelight
      And on and on.

However … remember the second part of our quote - … you should exercise caution.

I am reminded of a story from The Agony and the Ecstasy (Michelangelo’s bio) by Irving Stone.  Michelangelo became the great painter and sculptor he was because he was a student of the human body.  At night, he would visit the morgue and do dissections on the dead bodies just to see how they worked.  One night, his curiosity got the best of him and he cut into the bowel sac of one of the bodies.  His curiosity overwhelmed him.

Be curious … with caution.



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