Today’s prompt word for JusJoJan is ‘Curious’

We have two very curious cats that visit us daily. They are interested in absolutely everything around them. If we have the gardener here they won’t leave him alone. They sniff at his tools and inspect the area he is weeding. Recently we had solar panels installed and the cats were all around the technicians examining their work and making sure they were doing a good job. The workers were incredibly patient with the felines and managed not to trip over them – they do like to get in the way and then object if you accidentally step on them! These cats are such happy little creatures and I’m sure it’s because they are curious about the world they live in and find great joy in what they find even if it’s just some affection from the people they are pestering with their inquisitiveness.

Because of the idiom – Curiosity killed the cat – it comes across that curiosity is a bad thing. 

But of course, nothing can be further from the truth. I suppose curiosity can get one into trouble but imagine if one ignored one’s instinct to find out about things that interested one. No new discoveries would be made. We would not have the wheel. Man would not have landed on the moon. The telephone would not have been invented. We would not have computers, the internet, and all the other wonderful modern technology that both complicates and simplifies our lives!

In my opinion, people who are not curious are boring and usually miserable too. When a person is curious, they explore their world and are filled with awe when they discover what is out there. When we experience awe we also experience clear thinking, good health, and relate better to other people. 

So get out there and be curious.