‘I have no special skill. I am only passionately curious’
/ A Einstein
Curiosity, one of the most natural characteristics that a human being is born with, that eagerness to explore the unknown, to touch, to smell, to taste … Many of us, however, tend to lose this sense of wonder as we grow older and our actions inherit a fortune of the heavy-weight past of disappointment, pain or fear. The habit of Curiosity can be rebuilt by reviving that organic spark of interest … why? Because
‘It keeps us moving forward, exploring, experimenting, opening new doors’
/ W Disney
Curiosity { /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ }, a noun, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, an eager wish to know or learn about something, and, something that is interesting because it is rare and unusual. The very first principle that enables learning to happen is that genuine feeling of discovery, a desire to explore unknown fields and deepen a wider understanding of matters, events, behaviours, and thoughts that link moments into an authentic living. As children a flow of questions that begin with why, how, what, where, when tend to lead our enthusiasm of being constant adventurers that seek surprises and unpredictability. The natural joy that pushes children to try new games, foods, drinks sparks with a full presence and being alive in every single moment. Reviving the ability to be genuinely curious unburdens the purity of experiences that will lead choices we make in life… allowing play, joy and authenticity to form our new BF { best friends } Team.
Living curiously means living naturally, allowing enjoyment, surprise and alertness guide the authenticity of our experiences. Curiosity enriches every single experience of conscious living, it gives awareness the permanent right to go, it provides foundations for leaving the past behind, dropping all that at some point of our lives was more or less important not because it wasn’t valuable… but simply because it is not present, it is past, it is not alive, it is dead.
The authenticity of being curious allows to return to the inner child in every one of us, and to cherish the simplicity of experiences at their very own sense of being. Focusing on having new experiences rather than analysing those that happened in the past opens new avenues for forming perceptions of living …
