Curiosity leads to exploration and exploration leads to discovery. As we grow older, we sometimes become less curious and tend to explore less. Yet there are always new things to discover about the world and ourselves. I once attended a lecture delivered by, former Morehouse College President, Benjamin E. Mays, at the age of 86, who said the key to his youthfulness and sharp mind was that he never stopped learning. History is replete with people who did great things beyond 50 years old. Grandma Moses started painting at age 76, Colonel Sanders started KFC at age 65, Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa at age 75, and others have broken athletic records in their age category when they were over 100 years old.
Some sharp minded seniors up to, and over 100 years old attribute their sharpness to their eagerness to learn and try new things. Who knows what new thing we can do or what contribution we can make to humanity, if we revive our curiosity and our wiliness to explore new territory? Perhaps our curiosity will stave off dementia or feebleness. Challenge yourself to learn something new. Challenge yourself to do something you have never done before or go somewhere you have never gone before. Or simply challenge your self to read something new and different.
As we discipline ourselves to go new places and do new things, I believe we will discovery a whole new world of possibilities, within and without. You may just discover a side of yourself that you never knew existed.