Winding along the two lane weathered road, and with the setting sun blinding my vision of the distance, I was thinking of yet another philosophical question. As I ran over and over it in my head I began to become frustrated with myself. I have been accused of a great number of things as a result of asking questions. Ask a religious question (particularly a hard or semi-profound one) and people will say that you lack faith (because they never allow themselves to ask questions). Ask a personal question and you are nosy. Ask a political question and, well..lets face it you asked for it! I thought to myself, I wish I could stop asking so many questions. Life would be easier, it would maybe even be blissful. I wouldn't worry that no one including myself had the answer, or that there was a need for the question in the first place. Then I realized something. It is not the questions that are the problems in this life, it is the answers or the lack of questions in the first place. I was thinking about how often I hear someone make a sweeping broad assumption based on a theoretical answer that is taken as absolute fact. Even worse are the times that the answers are a small portion of the larger answer or fall short of even touching on the larger answer. Answers that people accept at face value without continuing to ask the questions necessary for full analysis of the original question. That brought me to the question of why people settle for a portion of an answer or explanation. Which led to more questions. So, if you want to indulge a curious person you can answer the following. Why do people stop short of full understanding or fully exploring an issue? Is it because they are told an answer that fits with their current life paradigm and no longer wish to seek out the answer? Is if because they are uncomfortable with having to face ideas that are different from their own (somehow they might pollute me-type thinking)? Is it because they can't find new questions? Or is it simply that many do not have the time for frivolous pursuit's of knowledge? I am sure there are many reasons people do things, and think things, but I would really like to know why they accept half an answer, a contradiction in an answer, a promise of a future answer, the avoidance of complete understanding. Why does this happen? Also, why is it so hard for people to see who they really are? What comfort can be derived from a lack of self awareness. You never know what you are really missing out on because you could be a better version of yourself-but truth must be accepted. These are just a few of the many questions that I have. Thanks for listening.