I am only passionately curious

 

I begin this second letter of mine with the following quote:

“I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious,” said Albert Einstein, Scientist and proposer of Theory of Relativity.

And so as he made important contributions to the field of science it is important to note that for any big discovery one has to have a curious nature which fuels the imagination and propels one into making amazing discoveries. However, one does need to stay with the strength which makes one’s imagination move one forward. So, he was being modest by saying that he had no special talent, although, in my opinion his was a great mind which could think outside the square and associate with other thinkers in the world. It has been noted that he met and had a discussion with the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore regarding what is the meaning of reality amongst other things. I was unable to read the whole text as my phd proposal with the ANU did not come to fruition. This was in 2008-2009.

However, I read that the two great minds may not have gelled well as Tagore believed in a higher consciousness and in the equality of races and ethnicities, whereas the scientist’s view was to treat the Universe as one of objective reality. 

However, Einstein’s theory of relativity which is nothing but an ability to view a tragedy or other with the perspective of the person who is viewing them is, from one view point, a direct acknowledgement of the subjective view of the world. Perhaps Einstein did not see it this way but us readers can, and over a century after his discovery.

Scientists will never be able to acknowledge that they can discover things about the Universe, which some still are discovering, because It exists.



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