Since childhood, I've heard my mother say this to me very often, Don't ask me questions, Do it because I say so!
It was my father who always told me, Keep asking questions till you're satisfied with the answer. Obviously referring to being satisfied as in being satisfied that your curiousity is justified.
This being the base, I set off on my journey... Somewhere I lost track and then now have taken up that path again.
Intelligence is not only about giving the right answers, it's about asking the right questions too.
We tend to overlook this aspect almost completely, until realisation dawns upon us.
Why don't people ask questions then? Does it mean that they're not curious about anything? Does it reflect their attitudes towards things? Does it indicate their insecurity? Does it show their inability to handle the responses? All this and more...
I think to begin asking questions, the primary base is that, you don't accept what's in front of you without thinking about it first? You challenge it, you explore it, you try to grasp it from various perspectives, and while doing all this you're questioning. Questioning yourself and probably others too.
The beauty lies in the fact, that you question and you answer it yourself, and the cycle continues till you find the answer that quenches your thirst, and then it's a matter of your next question!
It was my father who always told me, Keep asking questions till you're satisfied with the answer. Obviously referring to being satisfied as in being satisfied that your curiousity is justified.
This being the base, I set off on my journey... Somewhere I lost track and then now have taken up that path again.
Intelligence is not only about giving the right answers, it's about asking the right questions too.
We tend to overlook this aspect almost completely, until realisation dawns upon us.
Why don't people ask questions then? Does it mean that they're not curious about anything? Does it reflect their attitudes towards things? Does it indicate their insecurity? Does it show their inability to handle the responses? All this and more...
I think to begin asking questions, the primary base is that, you don't accept what's in front of you without thinking about it first? You challenge it, you explore it, you try to grasp it from various perspectives, and while doing all this you're questioning. Questioning yourself and probably others too.
The beauty lies in the fact, that you question and you answer it yourself, and the cycle continues till you find the answer that quenches your thirst, and then it's a matter of your next question!
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