FEBRUARY 25, 2022
CURIOSITY
In previous Elevator Guy remarks, we have often spoken about being curious and asking questions. Being a constant learner, I still have lots of questions (and lots to learn) and seek others, by hanging around wise and loving people. My personal objectives have to do with other people and wanting each one of them to “Find themselves” along with being the best version of their “Good” self. While it might just be their apathetic nature or their feeling of superiority, I often see many people who are not seekers or questioners. If interested in learning more about “Questioning,” try following our Band of Brothers Four Pillars of Wisdom, Courage, Self-Mastery and Love at elevatorguy.net. That will hopefully lead to many questions about yourself and others in helping you navigate life.
If you are at peace with WHO you are, (Hopefully with Self-Mastery and Self-Awareness) then you might be open to helping others by them asking YOU questions. If you don’t like answering questions from other people, it might mean that you don’t like the answer; have something to hide; or may feel intimidated and untrustworthy of the questioner. When you have negative beliefs or hostile reactions to people asking you about yourself, you might be someone who is filled with self-doubt and anxiety. Be a little more courageous in asking but stand firm on your righteous beliefs.
If you are interested at all in becoming wiser in life, you might think about those questions that make you angry. Why does being asked questions make me angry? Well, maybe it is that you feel you are being interrogated; overwhelmed by the influx of questions; feeling like you don’t have to answer if you feel uncomfortable; or, maybe you think people shouldn’t be so nosy. Please take this in the correct context it is given because if we want to grow as individuals, we all need to grow by stretching ourselves out of our comfort zones. Most of us like to “Give others a piece of our mind.” If you are going to do it, do it wisely or you will become a fool.
In studying narcissism yet being genuinely interested in others, (and this cowboy tries to watch this every day in myself) I have found that narcissists do not like to be questioned. WHY? For many reasons: they often are incapable of building connections with other people due to their lack of empathy; it deviates from their script or narrative in life; (See any politicians that might do this?) they don’t know the answer to the question and fear looking stupid; they think they are always right and if they are wrong it is all someone else’s fault; a lesser being might be asking the question by having the audacity to question them; (“Don’t you know WHO I am?”) they are better or smarter than you; they don’t like feeling judged; or they just may be good at lying about themselves all of the time and they are afraid they will be “found out. (Take off your mask and be a little vulnerable) This leads many to become reticent in even participating in dialogue that is so needed in our world today in building strong relationships and bringing about unity.
If you are not satisfied with your situation in life, try hanging around happy, wise, courageous, and loving people who are always searching for their own TRUTH in life. Remember, narcissists “can’t handle the truth.”
Elevator Guy
Quote for the Day: “Curiosity is the fuel for discovery, inquiry, and learning.” Anonymous