Wednesday 8 February 2012

Wonder

As many before me, I have been pondering the word wonder.
   Why? Well, because, there are many things that I wonder about and cause wonder in me. Curious, I asked if I am using the word correctly, and lets go to several on-line dictionaries, shall we?

According to Dictionary.com

won·der

[wuhn-der] 
verb (used without object)
1.to think or speculate curiously
2.to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel 
3.to doubt:
4.to speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know: 
5.to feel wonder at
  
I Like #2, and #3. They both describe what I feel, sometimes. I also notice that none of these say that wonder is good!
   Many people I hear speak, seem to think that wonder is a positive word! I can be that, I think, but most of the time, its more descriptive. To see a tornado, or a thunderstorm would be wonders to me, but at the same time terrifying. To witness birth, while a wonder for sure, is also a struggle. 
   On your path, what do you define as a wonder? What causes wonder in you? do you cause wonder in other?