You remember when you were little and mom or dad asked you to do your chores. The conversation went something like this…
“Honey, I need you to pick up your room please.”
“But why?”
“Because I said…”
“But why?”
“Because I’m your parent and I’m the adult.”
“But why?”
“Because if you don’t I will smack you upside the head and ground you for life.”
Sound familiar? As children, we never took things at face value. We were young, naïve, and inquisitive (that’s a big word, I know). So anytime someone told us something or asked us to do something, we needed to know why.
And I guess my question is, “are you still that curious kid you once were or have you settled for the status quo?”
I would challenge you to continually ask why.
I don’t want to just vote for a candidate in a few weeks based on someone else’s opinion. I need to be able to answer why.
I don’t want to make a career choice because that’s what my parents wanted me to do. I need to know why.
I don’t want to make an investment decision because a stock broker gave me a hot tip. I want to know why.
As you go throughout your day, think about what you can ask ‘why’ to?
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Why doesn’t our daughter sleep…I am asking why???? I think we’ve been asking that for like 2 years! WHY WHY WHY?
This is a very good question that Sheila is asking.
why is my brother so fat?
another good one.