Curiosity is a wonderful thing. How can we learn if we are not curious? One of the earliest signs of intelligence in children is their level of curiosity. Curious children ask a lot of questions. Even with babies we can observe as they focus on colors and movement, and watch as they concentrate on a rattle or other toy, trying to figure out how it works.

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Curiosity reveals itself best in a child’s (and adult’s) interest in reading. The curiosity that leads to the love of reading snowballs into more and more inquisitiveness. A child who avidly reads is more likely to have educational hobbies like organic gardening, rock collecting, playing a musical instrument or raising fish in an aquarium.

The wonder of curiosity can turn into a curse for an intriguing mind, young or old. It has to do with focusing. I myself am so curious about so many things, at times I have trouble concentrating on one task. Here’s an example:

I was preparing to visit a school with an organic garden. I wanted to speak to the students about my organic tomatoes and also give them some facts about organic gardening in the USA. While searching for information online about government regulations, I came across a website with a link to organic seeds. Clicked on that, which had flower seeds that piqued my curiosity. I read about all the varieties of seeds and gardening tips for my own garden, already forgetting about why I was really there. Clicked on the page which had a link with a picture of a flower to a photography website. I was mesmerized by the photos and started to research the photographers’ bios. Fascinating! That got me thinking about the photo I took at Miami Metrozoo of the giraffe eating kale. So I started to go through my humongous iphoto library to find the photo but got sidetracked by a picture of my friend from Chicago. So I called my friend and talked to her for a while. She told me about her son playing pro baseball overseas. So I started to Google him and his stats. Then I researched Americans playing baseball overseas. I found a link in Germany, which sent me down a totally new path of curiosity.

What about US government organic farming laws? Oh, I forgot about that!

See what I mean?

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