I found Dr. Hill’s talk enlightening as always. I respect him immensely for all his life experiences, work ethic, and positive outlook on life. He asked us to write about something that was important to each of us.

I can think of one thing to have that will always make life dynamic and exciting and that is curiosity. When we were kids everything seemed interesting to us, and as we got older and learned and took on more and more responsibility, we started to loose some of that curiosity. Especially in higher education, curiosity is crucial; many even assume that it is a given. It makes sense, we are at a place with nearly unlimited resources and are given the task to explore. But too often, we pick a career or major and we tunnel vision ourselves into focusing solely on that and not exploring other interests.

Keeping an open mind towards everything will only serve one good and make life more fruitful. I don’t think the purpose of life is to fulfill a particular goal, more than that it is to explore. Curiosity will allow you to do that.