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I am only passionately curious

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  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

The meaning of life and other things

And so I begin my letter to you with this quote:  "The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." Pablo Picasso I found it on the internet and I liked it. So what is it that we would like to leave behind for others or rather give away to others while we are still alive. Will it help to make someone happy? Isn’t it important to be nice or rather my question is why is it not important to be nice anymore when artists like Pablo Picasso have gone on to leave behind an amazing legacy for their admirers and well wishers. Is it because when we leave something for others to ponder over then we leave a part of ourselves open for scrutiny. To be honest, I only learnt of Picasso when I was 15 years old and that through (obviously) text books. I am now 50 and 51 soon and it is nice to think that there are those who find their gift and share it with others. Although I have also heard since then that Picasso was not as good as his amazing art made him o