Curiosity killed the cat. Or maybe that’s only half the story.

Curiosity is a funny thing.

We’re drawn to certain things, places and people while other varieties of the aforementioned barely register on our radar.

Strange for sure. But how often do we stop to examine exactly why this is the case.

Why does our curiosity only kick into action under certain circumstances?

Well, I could be honest and say, I have no bloody idea.

But that wouldn’t justify the money I spend on keeping this blog online.

Let’s think about it a little. I mean seriously.

Well, the world constantly projects information at us.

And as we traverse through the world, we are sometimes the right combination of information and energy we are comforted by.

And this grasps us, right to the core.

The curiosity is.

So what is this all about cats and hand grenades. Well aside from don’t play around with explosives, I think there is a much deeper achetypical meaning under the veil here.

Your curiosity will often take you to the edges of the unknown, whether that be in a location, a life direction or in another person. And when you make that connection, there is a serious chance that something is going to explode. You may be unleashing Pandora's box.

And within that is the potential for a completely new world to explode into existence.

Rather than being fearful, I would advise people to step closer to the thing they find curious and find out what is on the other side.

In short, I think confronting your curiosity, by taking it seriously is in fact a moral responsibility of all sentient beings.

Many people on their death beds often report that their biggest regret was not following their curiosity.

Perhaps, and like him or now (at least he had way more charisma than Tim Cock or Cook whatever his name is, that is what Steve Jobs was pointing to when he declared ‘stay young, stay hungry’.

Curiosity is your key to a meaningful life, one in which your direction is in line with the filling up of your potential.

It offers you the chance to go on an adventure.

And in this world of materialism, who isn’t in need of another adventure.

As long as you are not heading towards Mordor.

Why?

I believe there is a strong connection between your curiosity and the development of an individuals’ potential.

Our curiosity is sparked when our sub-conscious detects the potential for something.

And we move closer towards it.

You feel curiosity because you are on the edge of unveiling novel information that may be incredibly beneficial to your life.

If you follow your curiosity, you are almost guaranteed to have a meaningful life.

When something hints at deeper meaning or untapped potential,

Because it puts us on the brink of discovery, offering the promise of something that could profoundly benefit us.

Curiosity is a fascinating force.

We’re drawn to certain things, while other matters barely register. Yet, we rarely stop to examine the nature or purpose of curiosity itself.

The world constantly projects information at us—through people, places, and objects. When something hints at deeper meaning or untapped potential, it sparks our curiosity. Why? Because it puts us on the brink of discovery, offering the promise of something that could profoundly benefit us.

But the origins or meaning behind curiosity are rarely analyzed.

The world is constantly projecting information to us. Whether it be through other people, a place, a thing.

Something that is projecting the potential for greater meaning to be unveiled makes us feel curious.

Why? Because we are at the edge of uncovering something new that could be highly beneficial to us.

I think where the curiosity killed the cat thing comes from is an acknowledgement that following your curiosity, which I argue isn’t an option, especially if you want to have a highly meaningful life, but it always comes with a risk. You are likely to face things about yourself that you have not faced before. You also need to be accepting.

Following curiosity will take you places

Maybe it is curiosity that gives new life to the cat.

Your curiosity was a necklace that would light up every time you were in the proximity of something life-changing.

Curiosity killed the cat. Or maybe it was the opposite.

Those who don’t follow their curiosity are slowly becoming zombies. The undead.

The analogy isn’t so fitting. Mainly because we aren’t cats.

We also have this phrase, curiosity killed the cat highlighting the risk of following your curiosity to a fault.

Something that is projecting the potential for greater meaning to be unveiled makes us curious.

The world is constantly projecting information to us. Whether it be through a person, a place, a thing.

And when that information is of a certain quality. The greater the potential this has for opening up greater meaning to life, the more we are curious about it.

You know when you are in a state of curiosity, because your senses are heightened. You pay close attention. You approach the thing, and begin to play with it.

You feel curiosity because you are on the edge of unveiling novel information that may be incredibly beneficial to your life.

And this is a very subconscious thing.

We can lose curiosity in our surroundings when our life situation is no longer projecting the potential for the greater uncovering of meaning.

If you don’t take your own values seriously enough.

Now, if you are a person who has a strong sense of intuition, then following your curiosity is simply a matter of course.