The Most Common Mistake: When Curiosity Kills the Cat
In chapter three of “The Genesis” in The Bible, the serpent convinces Eve to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, even though they both were told by God strictly not to eat the fruit from the tree. After eating the fruit, they realize that they aren’t wearing any clothes, and immediately create leaf garments. Not long after, God arrives to inform them that, in fact, he knows of their violation and states the consequences of their actions.
This curiosity often occurs in both the lives of children as well as in adults. One will be told of something they must not do which immediately triggers them to go against what they are told in order to find a reason why a specific action can not be done. However, many of these people neglect to realize that there actually lays a reason that forbids the certain action and later suffer the consequences of their wrong-doing.
I believe that this curiosity that human’s have is a blessing and a curse. It is a good thing because of the fact that when we act curiously, we often learn much more and discover right from wrong. After all, without curiosity, there would be not scientists, historians, or teachers. The burden of following curiosity can range in severity, most often the consequence is of little importance, however sometimes the consequences can become much worse. Thus the quote has evolved, “Curiosity killed the cat.” This quote not only applies to cats but also to humans. Whether the consequences actually include killing can be debated, however depending severity of the incident, serious consequences can evolve.
I fully agree with you that curiosity kills the cat. And it is interesting to think of the bible as a means to stop curiosity. The bible was created not only to tie groups of people together by a common belief or religion, but to answers peoples questions about the world. The bible answers all of the questions like “how did we get here?” or “why do we have this?” or even “what are we made of?” With so many people believing in the bible and what it states, there leaves very little room to wonder why things are the way they are if we have “reasonable” answers from the bible. Of course people can still question the bible, it still provides answers, which prevents people from disastrous endings that might accrue due to their curiosity about life.