October 20, 2005
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The Eyes of a Child
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries
of eternity,
of life,
of the marvelous structure of reality.
It is enough if one tries merely
to comprehend a little of this mystery everyday.
Never lose a holy curiousity.
- Albert Einstein
Comments (22)
“Never lose a holy curiousity.” Now that is a great quote. I’ll have to remember that one. I hope you have a wonderously curious day.
~ april
He really was an incredibly intelligent man, wasn’t he? Wow…I didn’t realize that he took “eternity” that seriously.
I like this quote too. I have found that when I stop questioning, I stop learning, and get stuck with something less than what the Lord has for me. He is fresh in His relationship with us, current. I’m beginning to see, you cannot assume you know anything, but we do have Someone we can ask~ What about this Lord?
The whole quote is great, but being me, this part smiled at me and I embraced it
“The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
Ahhhhh. A cool glass of water for parched throats.
Thanks, Jim. You never cease to inspire me by word and example.
Hey! Uhm…to get the link…go to Windows Media Player. And it should have a tag or tab titled “Guide.” Go there and where there’s the box to search, type in either the song or the artist, but not both, because it gets confused. Then once it gives you the results, click on any of the ones you want, with music notes next to it. Then, once it starts playing, go to the tab called “Now Playing.” on the right side of your computer screen, there should be a box where it has the title of the song or just some random letters…right click on that. Then the little box will pop up, click on properties. And then when that box pops up, copy the site for location and then paste it wherever.
I think that should work…: )
Hannah
By the way…love your background picture. It’s the one I took. : )
April & Breath_of_Dawn: I was searching for something else when I almost literally “tripped over” this…I was really grabbed by the poetry of it, as well as the particular passages you mentioned.
Secureintruth/Martha: One of the gifts I’m so thankful fro is the ongoing wonder at, and curiosity about, all things in God’s universe…you’re right…we can always ask.
Hannah: Thanks…funny; I got the pic online from someone else’s file of photos from our D.R. trip, and was just asking who took it. Now I know (Thanks…cool how God is using you to bless others)
Jake: I agree…what a wonderful combination of intellect and childlike curiosity!
April & Breath_of_Dawn: I was searching for something else when I almost literally “tripped over” this…I was really grabbed by the poetry of it, as well as the particular passages you mentioned ( they really do reach something deep, don’t they?).
Secureintruth/Martha: One of the gifts I’m so thankful for is the ongoing wonder at, and curiosity about, all things in God’s universe…you’re right…we can always ask.
Hannah: Thanks…funny; I got the pic online from someone else’s file of photos from our D.R. trip, and was asking just yesterday who took it. Now I know (Thanks…cool how God is using you to bless others)
Jake: I agree…what a wonderful combination of intellect and childlike curiosity!
This could just as easily have been uttered by Mother Teresa.
Very nice quote. Thanks for posting it! I love our God of Wonders!
RYC: Thanks so much! You’re Irish too? Dia Dhuit. (if you signed up for the newsletter from that site, they’ll send you that greeting) I would like to hear more about what you know of your heritage. Seems mine goes back to B.C. when – being fighters and all – my ancestors were rulers in Hy Many. Long story. I was telling a friend at work and she said, “guess that makes you royalty, an Irish princess.” Ha!
I love the poem you included.
Fishtree: Agree…bought a book af “utterances” by Mother Teresa a couple years ago which I found very intriguing,
Breath_of_Dawn: My lineage on my Irish side is through the Boles and Mahanna/Mahenna families. I have found Boles(es) in County Cork, as well as others, but haven’t made the direct connection yet. The Mahannas are a very old Irish family, I’ve read; one of the first to settle there from Scotland (which apalled my grandmother). The name was originally either MacHenna or McKenna. I’m still working on the direct cities/counties of origin. It’s fun, though, and I love the legend, lore, spirit and mystique of the old sod.
Well, aren’t we the night owls? I’m pretty sure my grandmother told me her mother was from Co Cork, too. My dad was a Kelly, which makes me one too. I’ve read that the name was originally O Ceallaigh. There were seven different sets of O Ceallaighs who settled through Ireland thousands of years BC. This is from a site on the Kelly clan:
“The largest sept were the O’kellys of Ui Mainne (“Hu Many”). Their ancestor was Maine Mor, after whom their territory was called. they had migrated from the North of Ireland from an area which is now County Tyrone to a less populous area straddling the river Suck. The Suck is a branch of the river Shannon, which is the largest river in Ireland.”
Apparently my ancestors were well-known as warriors and they ruled some area, I think this Hu Many. Though this site says they avoided conflict, so who really knows? There is another site which has a lot of really interesting history.
Thank you for your kind comments.
That’s very good. I completely agree. Without curiosity, we are stale.
Thanks for your comment:)
I just popped over to luckyfreecoin’s site. Sorry, I’ll have to be more forthcoming with the books I read
ryc: I was having a rough morning. Everything was happening at once. But I gave it to God and those are the words He gave me in return. If I can sooth another soul simply by sharing my frustrations, then praise God.
And don’t worry about the castle thing. It’s easy to misunderstand intensions when it comes to xanga as this is a flat format, not totally capable of expressing all facets of intensions…if that makes sense. I can see how it could have been easily inturpreted(sp?)that way. No worries, mate. *insert cheesy Aussie accent* I do love a good castle, though. There is something fascinating about their structure and history.
RYC: I am to some extent. I want to be asleep at 4am. Whatever else, I want to be asleep at that time. I also don’t sleep when the sun’s up. No can do. My best time to work is 3-11; actually I liked the 4-12 when I did that. I have all day, I sleep much of the night. Nighttime is quiet, and I like quiet. I guess I’m a swing person. I have to take my morning slow, have 2 cups of tea before I even want to breathe
Oh, I was sure my family was from Co Cork, but now I’m thinking it may have been Co Clare. At any rate, I am tracing my family as far as possible. I’m missing the names of my GF’s parents. But I think I have a good lead, so we’ll see. This is a bee that when it gets in my bonnet, I don’t turn loose until I find what I’m after. I located my mother’s biological family in Corning NY some years ago, but sad to say lost all that info. Ulgh…
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Corning, New York?! You’ve GOT to be KIDDING!! My mom’s family has lived in that area for years! If you’ve never gotten out that way (mid-state New York), do it someday. The Finger Lakes Region not far from there is as scenic as anything you’ll find. I love the early AM hours for the quiet and the anticipation of the coming day. Tea is a really nice way to start the day. I come from a tea AND coffee family….I am used to coffee, especially at work, but tea is somehow quieter and gentler….speaking of work(I’d better get back to it).
Jim
Woah! Too cool! I used to have a friend with a farmhouse in Owego (I was in Pittsburgh where I grew up) and I’d go see her on days off and do some digging around. My mother was born into the Lantz family in Corning and then adopted out of Fr Baker’s orphanage in Lackawana. I was able to verify that through the case # on her b. cert and the cover letter at City Hall saying she had been adopted. I know who the family is, as I said I met her great aunt, who denied knowledge of her existence yet handed me all the family information to copy. Sweet lady who passed away very shortly thereafter.
But again, as I said, I lost the records so I have to start from scratch. I scoured the graveyards there and even had pics of the headstones of the Lantz’s & McGraths in the family. Losing all that is agonizing. Ulgh. It’s another mystery I want to get to the bottom of. What happened? That’s what I want to know. The people and their lives.
I was over at April’s and saw your mention of the worldwide castle tour. Where did you see the Oriental ones? I need to go global in my admiration of them, methinks. I’d love to see the Oriental ones. I think something of the Irish in me is avoiding the British ones
RYC: Thanks for the link. I have been there, but didn’t notice the Oriental ones before. I wonder if they got the inspiration for the architecture from the evergreens. That’s what I thought when I saw a couple of them.