Wonder

Posted on May 3, 2016 by mitchteemley

cat-and-child

“Wisdom begins in wonder.”

~Socrates

A child’s sense of wonder is a priceless commodity. Perhaps the only thing of equal value is the retention of that commodity into adulthood.

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23 Responses to Wonder

  1. DeniseBalog says:
    May 3, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Love the wisdom and eyes of wonder:)

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  2. bethanyloft says:
    May 3, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    Such a beautiful image

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  3. Simo El Abbadi says:
    May 3, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    That’s true. Wisdom begins when wondering. I remembered when I asked my philosophy teacher the question; what’s philosophy? He said that when you starts wondering, that is when philosophy starts

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  4. frenchc1955 says:
    May 3, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    Thank you for a wonderful picture and quotation!

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  5. Nitin says:
    May 3, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    this is so true, and so lovely…

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  6. GP Cox says:
    May 3, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    Only two words – absolutely adorable!!

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  7. Dr. Andrea Dinardo says:
    May 3, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    Adorable! Thank you for this. Today, I am propelled towards all kinds of wonder(ful) wisdom. Open mind. Open heart.📖💙

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  8. souledout2him says:
    May 3, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    I LOVE this! It’s an amazing thing to see such a cooperative moment between an obvious pet and its human companion.

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  9. Erika Kind says:
    May 3, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    This is so cute! We should always remember that curious child within!

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  10. CommonSenseTom says:
    May 3, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    Eyes, mind and heart wide open… that’s the way to go through life!

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  11. Sarah Ferguson and Choppy says:
    May 3, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    I wonder how they got the cat to pose so well. Mine is not very obedient.

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  12. Out and About in Scottsdale AZ says:
    May 6, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    Aww adorable! 💕🐱

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  13. Nancy Ruegg says:
    May 6, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    Goes right along with Proverbs 9:10 — “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” The watchful, wondering, learning eyes of that little boy demonstrate just the kind of receptive attitude that leads to godly wisdom.

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  14. Holistic Wayfarer says:
    May 14, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire. ~YB Yeats

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  15. mitchteemley says:
    May 3, 2018 at 4:23 pm

    Reblogged this on Mitch Teemley and commented:

    A child’s wonder is a priceless commodity. Perhaps the only thing more valuable is the retention of that commodity.

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  16. righteousbruin9 says:
    May 3, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    Wonder sometimes ceases after the first few times something is encountered. We must be educated to view such an attitude as a mistake.

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  17. Jennie says:
    May 4, 2018 at 3:38 pm

    Reblogged this on A Teacher's Reflections.

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  18. K. D. Dowdall says:
    May 5, 2018 at 12:09 am

    Wonder, from the beginning of the human presence on earth, has shaped our world in many ways, for good or ill. Mostly for good, i think. This photo is so perfect as it represents a child’s innocence and the power of wonder. Thank you and it is true that often a picture is worth a thousand words. 🙂

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