(#5907) Feeding my mind

      The beauty of life for me is the never ending quest to know things. I am nearer the end of my life than the beginning but the need to keep knowing that which I don't know is constant. It is sad to know that I will not live long enough to satisfy all my curiosity but I accept that inevitability. In the meantime, I find that yearning within me is being addressed with information that expands my conceptual horizons. I also know that once I expire the utility of all that curiosity within me is moot. Yet, while I live it is fulfilling to have the opportunity to enlighten myself with answered questions.
     Furthermore, the journey toward understanding is as satisfying as the understanding itself. Taking on concepts that I previously gave little thought to reminds me of what could have been had I been in the place I am now. Yet, the past is what it is but my present and future are not set in stone yet. So adding to my knowledge base despite it being of much influence now is still important to me. What seemed difficult to comprehend in my younger life seems to be easier now. I suppose I had too many other interests that diluted my comprehension back then. What I am finding as unfortunate is that wisdom often comes too late for at least me when I really needed it earlier in life. Again, no sense in using hindsight now when I did not choose to use foresight when it was available.
     None of us is perfect so we all at least have that in common. What I do know is that I am free to do what I want now and I am thankful for that. I have survived my youth and all its behavior in order for me to now feed my mind instead of my spontaneity. We are all just existing as we move through time and space so what better informative entertainment for me is there than learning and understanding. Somehow I became part of this existence regardless of intent or purpose. I am here so discovering what this existence has to offer beyond my own understanding is paramount for me. I know I cannot know it all but I can know some of which I don't know, when I give myself a chance.