My next door neighbor has a litter of cats, one of which is totally white, whom I have named "Cleo" (the name will fit both male and female). Now Cleo the cat will never bring me the riches that this cat provided for his owner, but that's okay, because Cleo keeps me company while I am digging up regular weeds and goat head weeds in my yard.Through a door mistakenly left open, Cleo has twice sneaked into my house, curiously visiting every nook and cranny in it. One time, I had to literally coax the cat out from under my bed in order to motivate him/her to go back outside.
Have we ever wondered why cats are so curious? Their curiosity comes about because of their natural born hunting instincts, and the fact that they are territorial by nature. Plus the fact that they are very intelligent creatures (see article). Sometimes, cats are excessively curious - so much so that their prying behavior can lead them to harm or even death (remember the idiom, "curiosity killed the cat"?).
In humans, young toddlers have a similar exploring curiosity, especially when they are in the crawling stage. They are exploring and learning, as they continually ask seemingly endless questions, beginning with the word "Why" (see here).
According to this Lifehack.org article, there are 4 reasons why curiosity is important and 6 tips on how to develop it. The tips are important in Bible study. They are (1) Keep an open mind; (2) Don't take things as granted (dig deeper than just surface study); (3) Ask questions relentlessly (like the toddler); (4) Don't label something as boring; (5) See learning as something fun; (6) Read diverse kinds of reading.
Beloved, let us not only employ all of the above tips in our daily study of the Bible (Acts 17:11), but let us have and maintain the curiosity of Cleo the cat and a little child in wanting to learn more about the greatest Book ever written (Matthew 19:13-14).
---Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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