I love those words by St. Gregory of Nyssa: Only Wonder Comprehends Anything
Our world has felt pretty unstable these past few years, and I think a lot of that is related to how quickly things are changing. These changes are very visible, and change always brings along uncertainty.
Uncertainty makes us uncomfortable. From an evolutionary perspective, unknown things threaten our survival. People respond to uncertainty all kinds of ways, many of which are unhealthy. This is probably why St. Gregory’s quote is packaged around him also saying “concepts create idols… people kill each other over idols.”
But we’ve got another option.
“Wonder makes us fall to our knees.”
Stoke wonder. Feed curiosity. Keep that alive in yourself. Feed it in others.
