What causes human beings to renounce their capacity for wonder?
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definition
"The moment we prioritize certainty over curiosity, we begin to suffocate the wonder that is our birthright."
According to Osho, we renounce wonder because adult egos—parents, teachers, and society—cannot bear not-knowing. Instead of honoring mystery, they silence a child’s questions with scolding and hollow certainties, making curiosity seem wrong. Schooling and family pride crush the fragile joy of discovery; unable to say “I don’t know,” we trade living inquiry for secondhand answers, and sensitivity to the miraculous gradually withers.
Grown-ups who pretend to know everything shut down kids’ questions, so the magic of “wow” slowly fades.
Why this matters practically
- Practice saying “I don’t know” to keep curiosity alive in yourself and others.
- Welcome questions and explore together instead of giving rote answers.
- Build home and work spaces that reward inquiry, not certainty.
- Welcome questions and explore together instead of giving rote answers.
- Build home and work spaces that reward inquiry, not certainty.
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