The Quiet Death of Curiosity

The silence of certainty can steal what made you feel alive.

The joy of living doesn’t vanish overnight—it fades the moment we stop asking questions. When we stop wondering, life stops expanding. It just loops. Same scenes, same noise, same answers recycled until nothing feels alive.

Curiosity isn’t just about learning. It’s the heartbeat of wonder—the thing that makes colors brighter, music deeper, silence meaningful. Kids have it naturally. Adults trade it for certainty, comfort, or pride. And then they call it “maturity.”

But joy hides in the cracks of mystery. Every “why” is a doorway, every “how” a quiet rebellion against boredom.

Keep asking, even when silence answers back—because maybe that’s where truth begins to whisper.

I Wonder as I Wander • Darem Placer

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