One Apple A Day #534 - curiosity
One day I was playing with some kids. Tough stuff like jumping, running, doing somersaults, throwing stuff. For some reasons, kids think that I'm a good playmate for this kind of things. Anyway, we were playing and having fun when one of them threw something at me. He hit me quite heavily on the chest. Because I'm an adult, it was just a bit painful, but it could be worst if he targeted one of the other kids. So, I told him that what he just did wasn't fun at all, that it was painful and I didn't want to play in that way.
I can still see his puzzle eyes staring at me, trying to find a sense in what had just happened. His curious mind was combining information and creating new connections.
I admit, for a moment I envied him, his not knowing, his curiosity, his need to experience the world first-hand to find meaning and discover the boundaries. With all our knowledge we know, or we think we know, the outcome of an action before trying. Even if we never did it before. And those expectations set boundaries from the very beginning.
What would happen if you go into something with the innocent curiosity of children? Are you able to set aside all your knowledge and jump fully into the experience?