Monday 3 February 2014

Fearlessly Curious


Oof. I am in love with this quote. The last few years have been filled with some serious adventures. Some that are beyond belief, inexplicable, some that I couldn't have dreamt up in a fit. But one thing I know about adventures: if you never feed your curiosity, you'll never have adventures. And wouldn't that be a waste.

Curiosity has taken me some crazy places. And not unlike the saying, when approaching any prospective adventure, the text running through my head has always been "you'll regret the things you didn't do".

I don't think that saying has ever been more profound for me, as it is now. Recently, someone dear to me made a very interesting point: when you're 4, one year seems like forever. Since it's a quarter of your life (to date), then it is like forever. When you're 25, however, the years being to fly by - one year is but 1/25 of your life. This simply increases as you get older - the years seem shorter, and time seems to go by faster. Making plans a couple of years down the track doesn't seem so crazy. Five year plans don't seem to be forever away.

So, regret nothing - there isn't time for regret. These years, this time, is fleeting. Be fearlessly curious now, because there mightn't be time for it later.