How To Regain Your Childlike Curiosity

With the wisdom of an adult

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I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious — Albert Einstein

If you were like most kids growing up, you were curious about everything. You hungered for new knowledge and experiences. But that insatiable thirst for experience often led to trouble.

Your childhood curiosity might have encouraged you to do something foolish.
You became more guarded and careful as a result.

Your childhood curiosity might have resulted in you doing something embarrassing.
You became more fearful the next time that situation occurred.

My curiosity waned as unfortunate outcomes piled up. I still recall my embarrassment from this experience.

When I was eleven-years-old, I had some spare cash from doing extra chores. My mother suggested I buy a gift for my grandfather’s birthday. I wanted to experience the gift-buying process, so I agreed.

I was into cologne back then and decided to buy my grandfather a bottle for his birthday. I didn’t have enough money for that, so I bought him a stick of deodorant with the same scent. You could imagine my embarrassment when my mother explained the…