I think I get annoyed because its last minute and plans need to be cancelled. Routines disrupted.
I have always enjoyed LCG. Though I might come in with a tired face, but I always leave feeling refreshed. Both spiritually and physically. That is probably the power of community :) At the same time, it is always a time to make my brain cells work. Truth be told... I might not remember what was discussed (blaming COVID, blaming on my not-so-interested in non-fiction brain) but still immensely thankful for the opportunity to learn. I really like to learn new things and experience new things (within my limits and what my heart can take haha).
Which brings me to my topic: Habit of Curiosity - Keep Learning.
Wow, I really like this chapter. Definitely something up my alley. I am an advocate of growth. If you are not growing, you are regressing. Ps Weilin said during one of our core values video that there are only two states that a Christian can be in : Growing or Regressing. I agree. But I also believe in the feeling of stagnation. How I define it is you do the same thing to a different person, expecting the same result. Or rather, its like you run out of tools in your toolkit. Different strokes for different folks as they say, but at different time points in our lives, sometimes using the same strokes for the same folks do not work as well anymore. That would probably be stagnation to me. Okay, I think I am veering off topic.
What hit me was the part about curiosity question - at the end of every day, ask yourself, 'Have I learned something new today?' it gave me a perspective that growing and staying curious also requires a lot of reflecting. The tips given starting from 'think before you ask' to 'ask the curiosity question' requires you to reflect from where you are, what you know to "where you want to go and what you need to know. At the same time, this practical tip of adding one fact a day into your repertoire or reading one article a day is a simple way of helping us grow and stay curious. No one said that growth can only be measured if its huge. I also like how the chapter ended by mentioning that without God opening us to learning and creating, our best efforts are worthless. It could be the addition of the spiritual element that does not make learning so secularly driven (i.e. for the sake of being smarter that others, or for self-gratification). But with God as our 'gatekeeper', I feel comforted knowing that I will be more alert and (hopefully) less likely to fall into those traps (as mentioned above). Rather, my learning, growth and desire to create/be creative is for God's glory and used by God for His Kingdom. Personally, growing knowledge is easy. Just like wealth, it can be accumulated, at the same time, if not used, it can become useless. Only knowledge the has been applied is wisdom.
side track a bit -Yvonne sent me this verse today: If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. James 1:5. I feel that it is quite timely, since it speaks about wisdom and asking from our Heavenly Father.
Hence...I do not think I struggle with staying curious, or having an attitude to keep learning. I think the part that worries me more is not applying what I have learnt. It could be because I am afraid that after giving my all, I will have nothing left and become 'worthless' in that sense. Everyone may love being the one giving a different, fresh perspective. Ironically not everyone can agree on that perspective when it is given by someone else. But I do not deny that I do learn from these perspectives. Hence I agree that for growth, we need to mix with people who are unlike you (different opinion/perspective/insights), after all, anything outside our comfort zone is the growth zone, and growth is often uncomfortable.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this chapter. My question would be, after staying curious and wanting to keep learning, now what?
= do something right =
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