Where would we be without curiosity?
I used to be one of 'those' kids - you know the kind, they're always asking 'why?' I'm sure there were times when I drove my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles - actually any one who happened to stand still for long enough for me to start asking questions completely crazy. But I was also extremely lucky that the people in my life never seemed to be exasperated with me or get bored with my constant questions.
Of course once I was a little older my mum introduced me to the library and I fell in love for only the second time in my life - the first was with words and stories so this second love seemed to follow naturally from that. But once I'd found libraries the questions suddenly seemed endless and my range of interests just kept growing.
My mum used to say I was like an intellectual butterfly. I'd flit from one passion to the next with barely a breath in between. But I was also thorough with my curiosities. I remember once, I think I was about 14, and we had an election. I didn't understand how it all worked, why did we vote for one guy when we voted in our local electorate yet someone else entirely got to be the Prime Minister? So I talked to some people and went back to my [still] favourite place and started reading about politics.
Before I knew it I was studying not only how our system of politics worked in Australia - something just quietly I'm not a huge fan of - but how politics work in other countries as well. Then it's the history of politics from monarchies, to tyranny's to Athenian democracy, republics to empires - well, you get the picture. Then, as now, once I decide I want to know how something works or why it is or where it came from I don't give up.
Although I've always loved to study even until quite recently I've often wondered if I'm not a little 'weird' in my constant pursuit of knowledge. Then my beloved older sister, Cynthia, told me something I hope I'll never forget - You're curious, you have a desire to learn and these are good things. Don't ever stop asking 'Why?'
So as they say on TV - live life a little more curious.
Cheers all,
Trace
Of course once I was a little older my mum introduced me to the library and I fell in love for only the second time in my life - the first was with words and stories so this second love seemed to follow naturally from that. But once I'd found libraries the questions suddenly seemed endless and my range of interests just kept growing.
My mum used to say I was like an intellectual butterfly. I'd flit from one passion to the next with barely a breath in between. But I was also thorough with my curiosities. I remember once, I think I was about 14, and we had an election. I didn't understand how it all worked, why did we vote for one guy when we voted in our local electorate yet someone else entirely got to be the Prime Minister? So I talked to some people and went back to my [still] favourite place and started reading about politics.
Before I knew it I was studying not only how our system of politics worked in Australia - something just quietly I'm not a huge fan of - but how politics work in other countries as well. Then it's the history of politics from monarchies, to tyranny's to Athenian democracy, republics to empires - well, you get the picture. Then, as now, once I decide I want to know how something works or why it is or where it came from I don't give up.
Although I've always loved to study even until quite recently I've often wondered if I'm not a little 'weird' in my constant pursuit of knowledge. Then my beloved older sister, Cynthia, told me something I hope I'll never forget - You're curious, you have a desire to learn and these are good things. Don't ever stop asking 'Why?'
So as they say on TV - live life a little more curious.
Cheers all,
Trace
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