No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions. --Charles P. Steinmetz
We often pass up the chance to ask a question of someone because we don't want to feel stupid. In the past, we kept very busy trying to look like we were in control; trying to seem as though we already knew what we needed to know.
Now, in our new awareness that we can't live life alone, there is much we need to ask. We can learn a lot from children in this area. They are so wonderfully free of inhibitions when it comes to asking questions, and as a result, they learn. Their world expands.
We understand ourselves and others better when we ask questions, when we seek out new knowledge. We haven't experienced, studied, read about, or heard everything there is to know, so we have many questions.
Now we know we can go ahead and ask, that it's okay, that the answer may help improve the quality of our lives. The more we search, the more we will learn, and the more serenity we will find. Like children, our minds are hungry for knowledge. Today help me ask questions, without worrying about looking foolish, and respond to questions in the most helpful way I can.
2 comments:
I used to always groan internally in school when a teacher would say, "The only stupid question is the one that isn't asked," because there was one girl in our class who seemed to take that as a challenge.
One example: she raised her hand once to ask, "Why do weight lifters have bigger muscles?"
This was in a geometry class.
"We can learn a lot from children in this area. They are so wonderfully free of inhibitions when it comes to asking questions, and as a result, they learn. Their world expands."
Yes! And that is SO true, Mel!
GREAT daily reminder, dear lady! And thank you!
Loved this too...
"The more we search, the more we will learn, and the more serenity we will find."
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