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Have you noticed that a detective story or a movie often start with a scene in a strange setting? It’s either a secret room or the victim’s mysterious death, or a missing key message that attracts you to keep reading or watching. Take Citizen Kane as an example. At the beginning of this movie, we see the death of a newspaper millionaire who leaves his last words, “rosebud.” We may wonder what is “rosebud”? Why is it so important? These questions stay with us until the movie ends. Another example, have you noticed that a speaker likes to ask the audience questions before the speech? However, he doesn’t answer the questions immediately until the end of the speech. Why would they do that?
The reason is simple. In life, things that are designed to cost us time and money use suspense to attract our attention and arouse our curiosity.
Admittedly, curiosity is a beautiful but torturous thing. Some people believe that curiosity is our ultimate weapon to break through our destiny, and the driving force behind all human behavior. If we are compared to a machine, to arouse our curiosity is to power us on. The power enables us to operate and to realize our potential, and find meanings in life.
On the other hand, we must also be aware that restraining curiosity is a homework we have to do throughout our lives. Have you realized that, since the era of mobile phones and the Internet, our attention has never been more divided under the stimulation of massive information? Some people have various interests and hobbies. They know a little of everything, but none of their interests lead them to develop skills that reach a professional level. Therefore, excessive curiosity might not necessarily be a good thing, because it makes it difficult for us to focus on one thing.
In the age of information explosion, curiosity exists as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it leads us to explore and open the door to a new world. On the other hand, it challenges our ability to focus, making it difficult for us to have an in-depth understanding in a particular field.
