Some of life’s greatest teachers, when looked at closely,
are no more than situations and individuals who rip their students from the
ignorant grounds of the familiar and force them into a pursuit of the
undiscovered. We are creatures of
curiosity, but too often our desire to learn is overcome by the deceptive need
of having ‘all of the answers’. Now, I
am not concluding that there is anything wrong in having facts and knowledge;
but I do believe that when our questions outnumber the answers we can provide,
we position ourselves to inherit genius.
This is one of the many reasons I love travel.
In my travels, I have found that the world is far bigger and
smaller than you will ever imagine. Bigger,
because the walls of my boxes never seem to stand against the countless
perspectives, traditions, ideas and languages that the world is maturing in
without my knowledge and approval; and smaller, because no matter where I go,
the same pursuit of meaning, love, friendship and truth show themselves to be
clearly universal. In other words, what
is inconceivable and distant in our minds may prove to be closely knit to each
of our hearts.
I invite you to be still for a moment and rest in the
assurance that having answers and proving points is not the pinnacle of your
existence. Understanding that there are
things you do not know can be both a terrifying and freeing realization, but
one filled with immeasurable beauty and potential. Ask questions, search under every rock and
take on life from the vantage point of your natural curiosity. Your talents, personality and dreams are all
jam-packed with purpose that is only waiting to be recognized by your own
heart.
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