M is the epitome of curiosity these days.
"Why is my name M?"
"Why do humans have eyes in the front of their faces, while animals have eyes on the sides of theirs?"
"Did the doctor have to cut a big rectangle in your tummy to take me out?"
.. and on it goes.
Reminds me of Pinnochio, when Gepetto says you must sleep, he asks "Why?". Why is the question Pinnochio asks a lot as he tries to discover the world around him.
We all are curious little kids, and slowly the cycle of knowing a few things, and knowing a few things more rather well, makes us immune to what we do not know. Many of us retain some level of curiosity, but the specialization or focus on some areas, while helping us separate the wheat from the chaff , also reduces our curiosity towards our world quite a bit.
So take a moment to learn from your little ones.. and be curious about something new. Read a little, learn a little, and it will help you stay keen. Find ways to keep the curiosity alive in kids, they grow up too fast and become less curious too. Case to point, S used to ask a lot of questions when he was about 5-6. Now its gone down a lot, and he is only 9. I am sure the ability to question something, rather than take it for granted is there somewhere hidden below, but I see more understanding of the world around him, and less curiosity about how it all pulls together.
P.S: Nice little article on Curiosity: Curiosity: The Fuel of Development
"Why is my name M?"
"Why do humans have eyes in the front of their faces, while animals have eyes on the sides of theirs?"
"Did the doctor have to cut a big rectangle in your tummy to take me out?"
.. and on it goes.
Reminds me of Pinnochio, when Gepetto says you must sleep, he asks "Why?". Why is the question Pinnochio asks a lot as he tries to discover the world around him.
We all are curious little kids, and slowly the cycle of knowing a few things, and knowing a few things more rather well, makes us immune to what we do not know. Many of us retain some level of curiosity, but the specialization or focus on some areas, while helping us separate the wheat from the chaff , also reduces our curiosity towards our world quite a bit.
So take a moment to learn from your little ones.. and be curious about something new. Read a little, learn a little, and it will help you stay keen. Find ways to keep the curiosity alive in kids, they grow up too fast and become less curious too. Case to point, S used to ask a lot of questions when he was about 5-6. Now its gone down a lot, and he is only 9. I am sure the ability to question something, rather than take it for granted is there somewhere hidden below, but I see more understanding of the world around him, and less curiosity about how it all pulls together.
P.S: Nice little article on Curiosity: Curiosity: The Fuel of Development
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