Be Curious

~ Frank Solanki

Though he is inherently curious
A man is limited by his body and his senses

He may put in years of effort and
Become an expert in one niche field
Or maybe two or three

But he can never come close to
Understanding all that there is to understand

And it’s okay
It really is okay to not know everything
It is what keeps us curious and hungry
It is okay to not have all
The answers at the click of a button
It is okay to be unaware

What is not okay, however
Is to have no questions at all

It is far better to have one question and zero knowledge
Than it is to have expertise with brash certainty

Be curious
Be thirsty
But never ever believe that you or
Somebody else has all the answers
Be inquisitive
Be a doubting Thomas
Because doubts are exercises for the mind

The more you exercise
The stronger your mental muscles will become
It will hurt a little initially
Growth is never smooth or easy
One must struggle through pain and barriers
To reach new heights
But rest assured
You will be stronger
Wiser for it

A doubt will enrich you
More than an answer ever could

Be curious, be supportive
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Published by Frank Solanki

Making the world a better place one poem at a time.

19 thoughts on “Be Curious”

  2. Youā€™re right, Frank. And Socrates and RenĆ© Descartes agree with you. Thatā€™s good company.
    The best mechanics have the right tools, and are always on the look out for more. The best of us never ā€œarrive,ā€ but are continually works in progress.
    Now, Iā€™m sounding like a know it all.
    Thank you for sharing this. I needed to read it.

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  4. Curiosity is like that one stubborn fly at a picnicā€”it never lets you sit in peace. It keeps buzzing, poking, and making sure you donā€™t just accept life as it is. Without it, we’d still be staring at the sun, wondering if it’s a giant flashlight. A life without curiosity is like soup without saltā€”technically fine, but painfully bland. So hereā€™s to never knowing enough and always asking, ā€œBut what if?ā€

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