{"id":446,"date":"2011-10-16T08:21:50","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T12:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayspirituality\/?p=446"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:11:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T20:11:20","slug":"the-serious-and-the-curious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2011\/10\/the-serious-and-the-curious.html","title":{"rendered":"The Serious and the Curious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salespeople are trained to detect and distinguish between the serious shopper and the curious shopper. Serious shoppers have a defined intent to purchase, or \u201cdo\u201d something; whereas, curious shoppers are \u201cjust looking.\u201d Frequently, the curious comes disguised as the serious. Think of all the exercise equipment sitting in closets, bought by those who were seriously going to exercise but apparently were content \u201cto look\u201d as though they exercise. Are we serious, or curious, when it comes to spirituality?<\/p>\n

To be passionately serious about spirituality doesn\u2019t necessarily guarantee a spiritual experience. Yet, to be curious, or eager to learn, can open the door<\/a> to an experience beyond the human mortal stuff. Seriousness and curiosity are insignificant compared to knowing exactly where our interest is placed.<\/p>\n

Both, the serious and curious include the element of interest, and the type of interest we have determines how spiritually involved we are. An interest in divine Spirit and spirituality embraces thoughtfulness, without the sternness. An interest in social position or policies leaves spirituality out in the cold.<\/p>\n

Divine Spirit and spirituality is interesting. From 21st<\/sup> Century Science and Health, <\/em>\u201cThe calm, strong forces of true spirituality are manifest as health, purity, and a magnanimous self. Spiritual mindedness must expand the human experience until the beliefs of temporal being are clearly exposed as impositions. Confusion, danger, and disorder will then give everlasting place to the scientific demonstration of divine Spirit and to God\u2019s child.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Salespeople are trained to detect and distinguish between the serious shopper and the curious shopper. Serious shoppers have a defined intent to purchase, or \u201cdo\u201d something; whereas, curious shoppers are \u201cjust looking.\u201d Frequently, the curious comes disguised as the serious. 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