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Curiosity Fuels Us: More Than Existence
We’ve all been there: those moments when the clock seems to stop, the mind wanders, and we’re engulfed in the throes of boredom. Yet, within that stillness often stirs something profound — curiosity. It’s not our mere thoughts that affirm our existence; it’s our unending quest for more. “I think, therefore I am” takes a backseat to a more compelling driver: “I am curious, therefore I am.”
Jane, a friend of mine, once told me about how she spent a two-week mandated quarantine.
“The first few days were a novelty. I enjoyed the quiet, the freedom from my routine. Then, boredom set in, vast and suffocating.” But it’s what came next that’s intriguing. “That boredom,” she said, “became a blank canvas. I started questioning things I’d never spared a thought for. I wasn’t just existing in those moments; I was evolving.”
Jane’s story isn’t unique. It echoes the human experience throughout the ages. When we look at history, at times when innovation spiked, when art transcended, when philosophical ideas took…
