Curiosity

I have always been curious. I love learning, exploring, and finding out new things. As a child I wanted to learn everything I could about cooking. I made my first solo cake when I was seven and I frosted it with purple frosting. As I recall, it looked pretty nasty. But, I was curious about what it would be like, so I tried it. As I got older, I became fascinated with learning about religion. I took several religion classes in college, and I'm still interested in spirituality.

Now, however, my life is so busy that I don't have time to explore stuff like I wish I did. Although I am still very curious, I find that most of my time is spent exploring things that have to do with teaching and education. I have recently been learning about mobile apps in education and other technological wonders of the 21st century. We really are living in an amazing age! I have also been doing a lot of reading as part of my master's program, and I have made a folder of all of the stuff I want to read more about that I haven't had time to do yet.

I've heard some people say that they aren't curious about anything and, frankly, I don't understand that. As human beings we are born with an innate desire to know. Have you ever watched a baby or a young child learning about his world? Children and babies are tiny bundles of pure curiosity. Yet, by the time they're 15, some kids have lost that spark of wonder that we're all born with. I don't understand how people can go through life not wanting to know more about the world and everything in it. See, that's something else I'm curious about.

To me, knowledge is a wonderful treasure. Our complex brains are a marvelous gift that have the capacity to do so much more than we even think possible. I'm curious to find out how much more my brain can do than it's already doing now. Maybe I'll do some exploring and try to figure it out.