A friend has been troubled about a family member’s overuse and often downward spiraling repetition of Why? It’s not that Why? is inherently a bad question. To some questions however there are no answers. In this case, rather than accept an unsatisfying answer or that maybe it just “is what it is” the questioner often seems to be seeking the unanswerable and doesn’t demonstrate much interest in either resolve or moving on. He keeps doggedly digging up the Why? bone.
When used to fuel a no-win and never ending conversation Why? can become toxic. When it begins with curiosity Why? can lead to adventure and innovation and when it becomes Why not? it can be a catalyst for action that can change the world.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
~Albert Einstein
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