The power of curiosity

A quote from T.H. White's Arthurian fantasy novel, "The Once and Future King" is calling to me now. It is a reminder to remain curious, to open my mind and never stop learning. Life is challenging. The longer we live the more suffering we may experience. Regardless of age, or of personal circumstances and that of the world around us, we must never stop asking why. We must never stop learning. In doing so, we can continue to make contributions until we take our last breath, leading a fuller, happier, and healthier life.

“You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting.”

- T.H. White