It was Albert Einstein, arguably the greatest physicist ever who stated that he had no special talent.
In his own words, he said, “I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.” Despite all his achievements in furthering our understanding of the universe, Einstein believed that his success was down to his curiosity and not his understanding of maths or physics.
While the reality is that his achievements were a combination of the two, his belief that curiosity served him better than his scientific background is not without merit.
As children, we are constantly curious about the world around us. We ask endless questions about anything and everything. We have a thirst for knowledge, to understand what we see around us.
As we get older, we lose this curious nature. The questions become less frequent, the wonder at the world around us becomes an acceptance of the sights and smells we encounter.
In short, we lose our childlike wonder of the world the older we get.
New experiences become a rarity and we slip into comfort zones and routines which forbid us from regaining the wonder we looked upon the world when we were children.
This is a shame. We are here for a short time and we are gone for a long time. To enjoy the world around…
