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.
P Michael Biggs
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