“To know” is a practice that makes us feel safe. Within the known, we can confidently make plans and stand on the grounds of our knowledge. But what happens when we venture out into the unknown?
Our generation perceives “not knowing” as an admission of failure. It is almost like being asked what we’re doing with our lives when the truth is that we have no idea. We feel confused, embarrassed to admit our shortcomings, and like a failure.
We think that, because we can describe something with a lot of words, we know what it is. Our lives are just perceptions of the information we receive from our senses. For example, do we know what a bird is, for instance? Or is it more than we can simply describe it or point at it? Is hearing about something or describing that something the same as knowing what that something is?
But a life without the unknown is stagnant. It is a collection of facts we’ve learned from the deeds and achievements of someone else who was brave enough to venture into the mystery of the unknown to discover it all for themselves.
The beauty of “not knowing” comes from not having more stuff to think about. We’re free to focus on what’s important to us. Nothing else gets in our way to cloud our thoughts and distract us from our priorities.
Although you shouldn’t stop learning (and growing) every day, you need restraint on what you learn and how much to learn. This is done the same way you decide which task to work on. Start with the most important one that will achieve the biggest result in what you want to accomplish.
Conclusion:
Our lives are our body of work. So, you may not know what you are doing, but you know you, and that creative exploration is your greatest work.
