Side by Side 2= 6 - Curiosity
Wed= nesday, November 05, 2008
7:0= 5 PM
Curiosity            Â=      Â
may = have killed the cat; more likely
the = cat was just unlucky, or else curious
to see what death was like= , having no cause
to g= o on licking paws, or fathering
litt= er on litter of kittens, predictably. No point in life<= /span>
Neve= rtheless, to be curious
is <= span style=3D'background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>dangerous enough. T= o distrust
what is always said= , what seems
to a= sk odd questions, interfere in dreams,
leave home, smell rats, have hunches
do n= ot endear cats to those doggy circles
where well-smelt baskets, suitable wives, good lunches
are = the order of things, and where prevails
much wagging of incurious heads and tails.
Face= it. Curiosity
will not cause us to die—not unless we stick finger in electric outlet
Mythbusters test stuff all of the time – remain safe (though they know safety techniq= ues)
only lack of= it will.
Neve= r to want to see
the = other side of the hill
or t= hat improbable country
where living is an idyll
(alt= hough a probable hell)
would kill us all. = We would not have the discoveries we have today<= /p>
Only the curious have, if = they live, a tale
worth telling at all.
Dogs= say cats love too much, are irresponsible,
are changeable, marry too many wives,
dese= rt their children, chill all dinner tables
with= tales of their nine lives.
Well= , they are lucky. Let them be
nine-lived and contradicto= ry,
curious enough to change, prepared to pay
the = cat price, which is to die
and = die again and again,
each= time with no less pain.
A cat minority of one
is a= ll that can be counted on
to t= ell the truth. And what cats have to tell
on e= ach return from hell
is t= his: that dying is what the liv= ing do,
that= dying is what the loving do,
and = that dead dogs are those w= ho do not know
that= dying is what, to live, each has to do.
Alas= tair Reed
Curi= osity of Ulysses
Evil counselors
Ulysses commanded men to join him to journey around earth=
Always wanted more adventure
&nbs= p;
Alas= tair presents a very interesting argument about how curiosity drives our passion= s. Without the relentless search for new innovations and ideas we would probab= ly be dead – knocked off the evolutionary food chain. Plus, Ulysses’ men k= new that this was a dangerous mission – so I doubt he was an evil counselor.
Pa= sted from <file:///G:\English\Dante\02-Side%20by%20Side%20Journal%2026%20Cur= iosity.doc>
Side by Side 2= 6 - Curiosity
Wed= nesday, November 05, 2008
7:0= 5 PM
Curiosity            Â=      Â
may = have killed the cat; more likely
the = cat was just unlucky, or else curious
to see what death was like= , having no cause
to g= o on licking paws, or fathering
litt= er on litter of kittens, predictably. No point in life<= /span>
Neve= rtheless, to be curious
is <= span style=3D'background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>dangerous enough. T= o distrust
what is always said= , what seems
to a= sk odd questions, interfere in dreams,
leave home, smell rats, have hunches
do n= ot endear cats to those doggy circles
where well-smelt baskets, suitable wives, good lunches
are = the order of things, and where prevails
much wagging of incurious heads and tails.
Face= it. Curiosity
will not cause us to die—not unless we stick finger in electric outlet
Mythbusters test stuff all of the time – remain safe (though they know safety techniq= ues)
only lack of= it will.
Neve= r to want to see
the = other side of the hill
or t= hat improbable country
where living is an idyll
(alt= hough a probable hell)
would kill us all. = We would not have the discoveries we have today<= /p>
Only the curious have, if = they live, a tale
worth telling at all.
Dogs= say cats love too much, are irresponsible,
are changeable, marry too many wives,
dese= rt their children, chill all dinner tables
with= tales of their nine lives.
Well= , they are lucky. Let them be
nine-lived and contradicto= ry,
curious enough to change, prepared to pay
the = cat price, which is to die
and = die again and again,
each= time with no less pain.
A cat minority of one
is a= ll that can be counted on
to t= ell the truth. And what cats have to tell
on e= ach return from hell
is t= his: that dying is what the liv= ing do,
that= dying is what the loving do,
and = that dead dogs are those w= ho do not know
that= dying is what, to live, each has to do.
Alas= tair Reed
Curi= osity of Ulysses
Evil counselors
Ulysses commanded men to join him to journey around earth=
Always wanted more adventure
&nbs= p;
Alas= tair presents a very interesting argument about how curiosity drives our passion= s. Without the relentless search for new innovations and ideas we would probab= ly be dead – knocked off the evolutionary food chain. Plus, Ulysses’ men k= new that this was a dangerous mission – so I doubt he was an evil counselor.
Pa= sted from <file:///G:\English\Dante\02-Side%20by%20Side%20Journal%2026%20Cur= iosity.doc>