few WORDS of WHYSDOM

Why you are reading this post of mine?
“Why?”
With this question in mind please do carry on.

WHY- a common 3-letter word indeed. It`s one of the five WH-words which all of us have faced innumerable times in our lives. Most of all we`ve faced it in our classrooms when we were young. I still remember my school days when I used to dread a question starting with "Why". They seemed to be the ones where maximum brain-racking was needed followed by the most lengthy explanations. I could easily face its counterparts i.e. "Who", "What", "When" and "Where" but on hearing a "Why" my heart screamed out a big NO.

However, now when I retrospect, I thank this 3-letter word which has made me what I am today. It led me to a vast reservoir of knowledge which could not have been acquired otherwise. As we grow older, this word loses its significance. There are no more "Whys", and hence a stagnation to learning.

"Why" is the gateway to wisdom and awareness. "Why" opens our mind and prevents our brain cells from gathering rust. Look for an answer to this 3-letter word and you would surely take a step towards discovering a new fact. And as a famous saying goes, “The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.”

Necessity may be called the Mother of all inventions, but "Why" is the Father of many discoveries. If Newton hadn`t asked a "why" when the apple fell, we would be still be ignorant of gravity. If Benjamin Franklin hadn`t asked a "why" after getting an electric shock while flying a kite, would we know electricity? These, and many such anecdotes reveal how a simple question revolutionised the way mankind dwelt on earth. And the credit goes entirely to the same little word- "Why”.

Even as we grow older and are not bound to formal education systems, it would be good to form a habit to involve "Why" in our lives. Whenever you encounter an uncommon situation or a never before incident, just ask a "why" to yourself. A small "Why" before initiating an activity would help you gauge its worth and also make it more reasonable. Things generally overlooked would start looking interesting and gain significance if you start going into the depth of "Why" they are the way they are. Life will then become brighter with information rather than dull due to clouds of ignorance. You will start enjoying the self-learning process .Every "Why" would push you a little further towards erudition and take u a step far from the crude unaware crowd.

Let`s instil in ourselves the spirit of asking "Why" and start trotting on the path to knowledge.
Let`s get ready to delve into the pool of Whysdom.
It doesn`t take more than a little "Why".

So, why have you read this post of mine?
Answer it and keep going.