The human species is curious by nature—we want to know how, where, when, who and why. Is this inquisitiveness a curse or a blessing? Does it lead us into trouble, or is it actually the key to the doors of heaven?

In Greek mythology Pandora received the gift of curiosity from the god´s, but it came with a restriction in the form of a box —a box that was not to be opened under any circumstance since its content should not be seen by mortal eyes.

Now, of course, Pandora, being curious and all, could not resist opening the box, and out sprang demons and monsters, evil, pain, and anguish into the world.

The moral of the story is that unchecked curiosity can be disastrous. But there is also another side to it. When all the demons had been unleashed, something still remained in the box — namely the precious gift of hope.

So, Pandora’s curiosity unleashed not only monsters and anguish, but it also gave us the ray of hope that never leaves us, and which in itself seems to points towards a higher calling and even a hidden purpose beyond our daily struggle.

If you ask me, our curiosity is a blessing—if even a blessing in disguise. We must be careful with what we ask for— with what we desire and want to know. But it also holds the key to the doors of heaven, it urges us onwards and propels us towards a grander purpose beyond greed, lust, arrogance, and egoic desire.

We have a task to fulfill, and we must keep asking the right questions.