Okay...so the thing with questions is that usually not all questions are rhetoric ! Some may be open ended, some may be for closure, some may be materialistic , some even silly (of course in the corporate world - no questions are silly). But, you know, my favourite type are the ones which are sugar coated , draped in flattery, soaked in empathy and pointed straight at the heart. I guess there is an art to asking questions as well. It requires an audience, a setting, a background, a build up and then finally, it needs timing ! All of these ingredients, mixed in the right order and served up, gives you the recipe for a perfect answer.
Dissecting the word I cant help but notice QUEST. And come to think of it, some questions do send you on life's incredible rides. Questions like - What am I doing here ? , Where is my life going? , Who am I?, Am I happy ? . Even whisky makers have cashed in on some of the more common ones - Have I made it large ?
But then I ask, do we need so many questions in life ? Questions may be ice breakers, conversation starters but at the same time they may actually be deadly ( if you don't believe me you've never been embarrassed at a "Truth or Dare" session, have you ? Questions are a by product of curiosity I guess.
Having said that, in conclusion, questions are a part of life ! Its a way of channelizing all the insecurity and showing yourself that you are in control, in the drivers seat, making sure that you have answers ! We al move from question to question searching for answers and if we don't find any , we just choose to change the question ! That's the easiest way out isn't it ? But ask yourself, How long can you run from the obvious ? :) One day, all of us would get tired of running away, of ignorance , of apprehension and just face all of our deepest questions , and having stared down the barrel , just move on ! After all , life has to go on as well , doesn't it ?
Think about it , not all questions are harmful ( unlike cigarettes)
"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire
Dissecting the word I cant help but notice QUEST. And come to think of it, some questions do send you on life's incredible rides. Questions like - What am I doing here ? , Where is my life going? , Who am I?, Am I happy ? . Even whisky makers have cashed in on some of the more common ones - Have I made it large ?
But then I ask, do we need so many questions in life ? Questions may be ice breakers, conversation starters but at the same time they may actually be deadly ( if you don't believe me you've never been embarrassed at a "Truth or Dare" session, have you ? Questions are a by product of curiosity I guess.
Having said that, in conclusion, questions are a part of life ! Its a way of channelizing all the insecurity and showing yourself that you are in control, in the drivers seat, making sure that you have answers ! We al move from question to question searching for answers and if we don't find any , we just choose to change the question ! That's the easiest way out isn't it ? But ask yourself, How long can you run from the obvious ? :) One day, all of us would get tired of running away, of ignorance , of apprehension and just face all of our deepest questions , and having stared down the barrel , just move on ! After all , life has to go on as well , doesn't it ?
Think about it , not all questions are harmful ( unlike cigarettes)
"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire
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