I went over to my brother and sister-in-law’s house one day after work. I was on the couch on my computer when my 2 year old niece comes running out. I sit her on my lap and she begins to hit the keys on my laptop. She looks up and sees that the letters are showing up on the screen as her eyes light up in excitement.
The knowledge of how a keyboard works on a computer is totally new to her and I’m witnessing her discover this in real-time and it is an amazing sight. As kids, we discover new things all the time and there is real joy in those discoveries and the acquisition of new knowledge. As we grow older, sometimes we lose sight of this basic source of happiness.
The goal is for me and the reader to experience that sense of joy with each new blog post and the conversation that ensues. I’m currently really into philosophy so I’m going to start there. My first big philosophical breakthrough is that the purpose of life is to acquire new knowledge and use it to create. This is exactly what my niece did as she learned the workings of a keyboard and used it to create letters on the screen.
The Inquisitive Journey 
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