01/20/03: The Face Thing

[juju]

A girl I know from work was telling me yesterday about the time one of her friends took her up in an airplane. She said he was explaining her about all the different cloud formations, and reasons for why they form the shapes they do.

"Oh, well that's really cool.", I said in response.

"It made me sad.", she said, "Because, where's the mystery in that? Now that I know, I can no longer look up in wonderment at the clouds."

I had to laugh. We usually see things the same way, but this really showcased how we view the world differently. I don't think knowing how something works takes away its wonderment at all. If anything, my fascination in increased by knowing more. Imagine needing ignorance to be able to be fascinated by something. (That's not intended in a bad way in case she reads this. She's very smart!)