Inquiry, not imitation, is the sincerest form of flattery.
We are the questions we ask. It’s how we connect. It’s how we tell our stories. Enduring relationships are impossible without inquiry.
The what, the how, and the why of our partners’ day is the glue that binds couples together. Inquiry allows us to get in touch with our fears. It’s how we realize that there is, in fact, nothing in the universe to fear.
Without inquiry, how would you know what you are interested in? What you care about? What your passions are?
How would you begin to understand morality? How do you know who you are, without asking the question “who am I?”
Without it, it is impossible to figure out what we want to become — or to realize that we already are that which we want to become.
A lack of inquiry leaves your mind shackled by the illusion of duality. You become a slave to the narrative and goals of our capitalist culture.
Without inquiry, there is no independent thinking. Without independent thinking, there is no freedom.
But then again, what does freedom really mean? On whose terms? Under what circumstances?
Are we really free?
Now that’s a question worth asking.