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‘ at is a most ni y engaging question Leems my boy. ere is a possibility it may well have done so…but remember, ‘INFORMATION BOUGHT IT BACK.’ So let’s talk about it.’ (Oh, by the way, it’s ‘Leemo Cat’ here chatting to ‘Mum Jane.) ‘Leems, do you realise how much curiosity you exhibit in your daily life? Like, you sit, think & stare at ants, grass, trees, leaves, clouds, water drops, patterns, your food bowls & stu

Why do you do this?’

Ooooh. I need to think about this. A small meditative ‘paws in the air tail swish’ rest might help here. AND, it did!

Goodie. ‘Well, Mum, it’s simply because everything in the world is fascinating and curious to me. I ‘spose it’s kinda like your own curiosity. WHY did you want to go live in Africa? And, why do you reckon people go all over the world to look at stu like the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Wall of China, Petra, Jordan, the Okavango Delta, the Animal Migration on the Serengeti & stu ? Well, Mum, my belief is that it is simple curiosity and a desire to experience something outside the sphere of our day-to-day lives.

When I’m watching ants scurry in the grass Mum, I kinda wonder where they’re all going, what they’re doing, how many kids they have, do they have jobs or own their house & so on.

AND, Mum, did you know that curiosity is widely recognized as a hallmark of intelligence, so I, ‘Leemo Cat,’ show a high inclination toward smartness. Gottit?’

Mum’s measly eyebrows did raise ever-so-highly at my words but, bless her heart she said nothing. Just pondered! I spoke again. ‘Mum, I know you have been closely following the truly dreadful loss of life in a submersible diving deep to view the wreck of the ‘Titanic’ for themselves. And, I know how shocked you were that they died. I was too. But Mum, why are some people saying mean things about them? ings like ‘More money than sense’ and so on. I don’t get it.’ Mum responded. ‘Well, Leems, there are unfortunately some people who truly don’t appreciate what it takes to be CURIOUS, some might say, ‘adventurous.’ An example is the Wright Brothers. ey were publicity shy and most secretive about their invention. Had they not been curious and adventurous in their thinking, we may well not have the amazing thing called ‘air travel’. e press and public were dismissive, saying they were foolhardy about any claims to have achieved sustained ight…but they DID it in 1903!! And, Leems, are you aware that a er years studying Orville and Wilbur’s past, novelist Tara Staley said she believed both brothers had Asperger’s Syndrome but still achieved their ‘curiosity’ about ying. So, Leems, anything involving curiosity and pursuing that curiosity with adventure is mighty impressive AND POSSIBLE in my view, no matter how rich or poor you are. AND, Leems, when it comes to ‘Information Bought it Back,’ well, research, curiosity and human determination will tell us all one day what did actually happen to those people and what went wrong. ey simply, out of curiosity, wanted to view the wreck of the ‘Titanic.’ RIP with the greatest of respect to them all.’ Oooh, I