The Clear Arc
At one time, I wished to be a smart person. And found that meant tackling challenging problems. Later, I wished to be a wise person, and found that I faced complex situations. I laughed at my folly, and said I wanted to be a contented person; to which I faced loss and abundance untold. Perhaps graceful, but I caught myself, as that would mean I'd soon face the tightrope that ørequired agility, poise, and grace.
Maybe I should drop all aspirational adjectives and choose to be a person. Yet what does that mean? If I don't seek to be smart, wise, content, and graceful?
I certainly won't seek to be at peace, for there are wars aplenty that will come knocking. So I wonder what does a curious person face? I suppose accepting that I don't already know; and that which I think I know is likely incomplete.