Right after I wrote yesterday’s piece, I saw another quote about reducing fear through knowledge that put more context around being curious about things we wouldn’t normally have interest in or had a strong opinion on.  Perhaps it doesn’t mean that something is wrong with us or we are having a break with reality—perhaps it’s just the brain wanting us to inform ourselves so we are aware of all sides of a situation.  It seems that the thought was directing me to remember to learn about what we fear—the more we can educate and empower ourselves, the more we have an edge in the situation.  When we know about what we fear we find solutions.  As I think about it, I believe that was really the point in what that debate teacher had told me so many years ago.  It’s lack of knowledge and ignorance that create fear and if we have the opportunity to change that we should always seek to find out a new answer because the more we bring light to a situation, the fewer dark corners things have to hide in.  So if we find ourselves drawn to something it isn’t necessarily a sign we are a hypocrite/values or changing or that something is wrong with us or we aren’t who we thought we were—it’s natures way of reminding us there are multiple sides to every story and that the only way to be fully informed is to seek all sides.  Stay curious, people, it’s a gift.