You believe the goal of curiosity isn’t to know but to understand. Why is this such an important skill in today’s world?
Curiosity is often seen as an intellectual tool for extracting information about the world in order to know something. But there is another form of it that I call ‘heart-centred curiosity.’ This entails asking deep questions and moving away from surface-level knowledge to a deeper understanding of a person. What were their experiences growing up? What values or relationships are important to them? Do they know their purpose?
This type of curiosity helps us see other people in more depth, and that is really important today because we live in an era of -curiosity, where we’re turning on each other. Everywhere you look, cancel culture and toxic polarization are tearing us apart. We’re ending relationships before they even start because we disagree, so there are fewer chances for positive connections or dialogue. None of this will lead us to a place of justice, connection
