“Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen.” – Steven Wright
What is a ridiculous question you sometimes wonder about?
How and Why
When I was a scientist feeling called to the minister, a friend once asked me about the leap between the two. It occurred to me that as a scientist, I mostly asked “how” and as a minister, I mostly ask “why.” -Michael Tino (CLF)
What are the kinds of questions you find yourself asking today?
Poetry
“Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.”
-Khalil Gibran
Read a poem that makes you wonder today.
Spontaneous Delight
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
-e e cummings
Experience some spontaneous delight today. Yes, just go do it.
Question
“And in our search for peace, maybe we’ll finally see: even to question, truly, in an answer.”
-Shelley Jackson Denham
When have you been satisfied to question without needing an answer?