Curious as a Cat

Being curious can be a good thing, or a negative thing in some ways.  Yes, we hear “curious as a cat,” but there is also a proverb that states, “Curiosity killed the cat.”  A proverb in this sense as a simple and contrite saying populary known and repeated and usually has some truth to it.  The saying reflects the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation.  Therefore, there is such a thing as being overcurious.  For the most part being curious is a very good thing.  It is how we learn and accomplish things. We are being curious when we really want to know something, we are eager to find answers, we want to explore and learn.  A questioning, wondering, and inquisitive mind is healthy.  We live in the age of technology and social media and it is possible to communicate in ways once thought impossible.  And there still are all the ways we learn by reading novels and the newspaper, watching TV and going to movies, furthering our education, and working on self improvement.  The Internet has been a major step up for those who are curious.  We can find almost any answer to any question, and learn almost everything we desire.  New information can be interesting and fascinating.  The bad part is when we seek and/or use this information in a bad way.  We also can be curious in a bad way by prying and checking up on when it is none of our business.  Then we have people who are incurious which means they show a lack of intellectual natural inquisitiveness.  A couple quotes about curiosity:  “An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment,” Sir David Frederick Attenborough (face and voice of the natural history programs on the BBC), and…..“Curiosity about life in all its aspects, I think, is still the secret of most great creative people.” Leo Burnett an advertising executive among the most creative men in the advertising business during his lifetime (October 21, 1891 – June 7, 1971).