#13 — Qs & As

Mikey Ellis
Sep 1, 2018 · 2 min read

I reckon we spend too much time searching for answers, focussing too much on the solution or answer, assuming that this will provide some kind of resolution or closure. It can, an answer can provide closure, but it’s inevitably followed by another question. I’ve been a seeker all my life, often frustrated, restless, not willing to settle until I find what I’m looking for.

There’s a shift happening. I’m letting go, surrendering. I’ll never stop searching, but am becoming more comfortable in not knowing, in embracing the search rather than needing the resolution.

Better questions are what I’m searching for, not answers. A great question doesn’t have an answer — it inspires an even better question. An answer is finte, complete. Questions endure, they evolve as they’re clarified and become more precise, or they become more complex, deeper, more challenging.

The best questions don’t require an answer, they point to a truth. We should encourage kids to ask more questions, more ‘why?’ And we should never stop asking these questions as adults. A good questions should ignite an adventure into the unknown, not to make it known, but for the sake of exploring. It’s necessarily humbling to not know.

Questions are exciting, inspiring, they expand us and open us to something new, to opportunities. They expand our paradigm and shift perspective to a greater awareness.

A great question is an invitation to go on a journey. I reckon we need more of these invitations, don’t you?

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