The Secret of Learning

“I am just constantly curious and confused”, says actor Tom Hanks….”I am always pondering about this concept about how a particular force of thought gets started? “Be it history,  art,  theology and architecture...I am constantly inquisitive about how we got here and why do we behave the way we do”.

Insight
To be curious requires an open mind and to admit to being confused, a lot of courage. The two together give the mind the strength to range across a variety of bodies of knowledge to know, to learn and to grow.

The Well-Formed Mind

#LivingStories
In his TEDx talk, Sashi Tharoor speaks of the response of a village woman he spoke to. Asked the benefits of becoming literate, she explained she was now able to read bus destination signs, which she previously had to ask others. She could also read the street signs and therefore felt more independent. Tharoor also speaks of how, having a well- formed mind is more import than having a well-filled mind.

#MyLearning
How can I use the benefits of being literate to develop my intellect?  To not merely know facts, but to regard them with mindful curiosity & make meaning of them?