Of the Curious Effects of Curiosity

So a new year is upon us. What better time to stop, breath, and ponder the simple things in life. Let me encourage you to be curious!

Curiosity. I hear it killed the cat and makes the world go round. And the world IS round. Wow! Do you think about that much? We live on a round ball of mostly water with a few patches of dirt for us to stand on. We are spinning at an incomprehensible speed, all the while revolving around a large ball of gas. Whoops, that was a bunny trail. Sorry about that. What were we talking about? Ah, yes…
Curiosity.

Curiosity is the stuff discovery is made of. It’s also the stuff surrounding parental and babysitter insanity. Ever talked to a 5-year-old? I never realized how mystifying (and infuriating) the simple question “Why?” could be…especially since “Because” is never, ever a plausible answer to a toddler. Ever. A cross of the little arms and the wrinkling of the brow, and once again I find that I have failed to answer to the problems of the universe.

Where does that amazement and wonder over the simple and unexplained go? I just listened to a friend of mine marvel over the mystery of eating. The fact that he is 24 is quite irrelevant, I think =). Putting food into a hole in your face??? Who thinks of these things? What a wise and creative Maker we have.
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” ~Psalm 139:14~

How about sleeping? A temporary unconsciousness that ensures health and functioning ability. It’s true. How bizarre.

The knitting together of a baby within the womb. Every detail is seen to, from the forming of the tiny finger nails, to the amazing eyeball that was enough to put Charles Darwin into a cold sweat. Evolution, my eye (no pun intended).

Every raindrop that falls to earth is its own tiny miracle. Every breath I take in and exhale out is a work of the Lord. God, don’t let me loose my wonder.

Every seed that pokes its tiny sprout out of the dirt is an incomprehensible mystery. Even the ability of my pen to transfer thoughts from my head onto a blank sheet of paper…amazing. God, don’t let me loose my wonder.

Rediscover that curiosity. Slip back into that wonder. Stand for a moment in awe. This spinning ball of mostly water will still be there when you get back.

“I’ve seen days melt into nights
In circles of lights.
I’ve watched a spider spin a star
Between the window box flowers.
Don’t let me loose my wonder,
Don’t let me loose my wonder.” ~Getty~

posted by Lydia