We ask questions

Mom and dad: You ask too many questions. When we were your age we never asked these many.

Son and daughter: That age is long gone. We ask questions. We need answers. Our schools teach us to be ‘rational’.

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Really?! Do our questions rise from a discerning rational intellect? Or do we question ONLY those which goes against our likes, comforts and conveniences? We may ask, why we should live a life of discipline and moderation? But do we also ask with the same intensity that why we should live a sedentary life steeped in materialism? If not, our questioning need not be the reflection of our intelligent minds. It may very well be the struggle of our minds habituated to dullness to maintain status-quo.