Questions, since the Dawn of Time

The first article I read today was "Questions... Questions.. Questions" written by @Eylz2021. I would think that it was not easy for her to write this article as it's very personal at many different levels. In my opinion, this kind of article is the most difficult to write. Well done. It was a good read and she ended by throwing out a challenge to her readers.

Here's the challenge, albeit a veiled one by using the words "and if you are interested to write about this prompt".

And if you are also interested to write about this prompt below are @JonicaBradley's simple rules that have to be followed.

1. Write about questions

2. Write 100% original content

3. Write at least 600 words

4. Tag  @JonicaBradley

   Have fun!

I didn't think much about it but there's something about a 'veiled challenge' that had gotten to me. It had put me under a self-hypnotic suggestion. Does anyone want to take a guess what I have been thinking all day?

Let me tell you, it's these three words:

1. Challenge

2. Questions

3. Write

For some reason, fun wasn't in there. Lol!

Alright, it's evening. I'm still thinking about it. Challenge taken! I'll write an article on "Questions"

The Mother of All Questions

Whether you believe in the Bible or not, I'm sure you'd have read or heard of the story of Adam and Eve.

If you have not, I do recommend reading it. A good lesson on disobedience, justification, blame (finger pointing), shame, sacrifice, pain, etc. Lessons are endless there.

Before we get into the first question, let me say that questions are more powerful than we realize. Questions can be utilized like a weapon. It can be used to build or to cut down. Questions can liberate and enlighten. Alas, questions can also plant seeds of doubt and cause destruction.

Unfortunately, the first question mentioned in the Bible was by Satan when he appeared as a serpent to Eve.

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? - Genesis 3:1 (New King James Version)

The seed for the downfall of mankind has been planted. The rest is history. I won't go into it but you can read up on your own.

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Remember: Questions can build or destroy. Use them wisely. Also, always read into the question to screen any hidden agenda. There are plenty of these kinds of questions, especially in the Media.

Questions: The Mother of All Inventions

I hear this all the time - Necessity is the mother of invention. I beg to differ. For the most part, I believe necessity is the mother of short-cuts. Not always, but from experience, most times. Question - Can you draw some examples from your own personal experience? I'm sure you can. Don't have to look far, look at an office environment or a business environment. Question - What if there's a deadline and it is necessary to meet it at all costs? Well, short-cuts or cut-corners, of course. See?

Actually, that's not what I want to delve into with regards to that proverb. I'll get into trouble for changing an established proverb but here goes nothing - Questions are the mothers of inventions.

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To prove my point, imagine this scenario:

Newton was sitting under an apple tree. An apple (legend has it that it fell on his head). He said, "Oh, how nice. An apple!" and proceeded to gather a few to make an apple pie. End of story.

How sad. We'd probably not have the law of universal gravitation today.

Instead of gathering apples for a delicious apple pie, he probably had a question. This question led to the law of universal gravitation we have today.

Remember: Questions can make you famous. Lol. It could guide you to invent something.

Questions: That I hated during my School days

One of the most famous questions I came across in my schooling years and that I still have no clue about came from a famous literary person.

I hated him for his writings and questions. I was required to expound on his works and questions. Reading his works was like reading hieroglyphics to me. It might as well have been hieroglyphics.

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You may know him. His name is William Shakespeare. Maybe you enjoyed his plays and waxed lyrical about these in school. He was responsible for a question that I hated. Though I don't understand it, this question is still being debated and expounded on today in many literary clubs. You can argue about it till the cows come home and still not done arguing. You're right. It's "To be, or not to be, that is the question". And today, it is still the question.

For me though, it remained a question of a question. What the heck was he talking about?

Remember: Questions beget questions (aka Questions can be confusing)

A Question that will change your life

Generally speaking, 50% of humans will ask this question once in their lifetime. Some may be twice. Some, so many times they probably lost count....until they get it right. But the problem is, the more you ask, the more there's a problem somewhere with the asker.

Normally we say ask a question. That's the accepted norm but in this case, you pop a question, like for example, "Did you pop the question?"

The question I'm talking about is, "Will you marry me?".

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Remember: Question the right person. Otherwise, you'll be miserable.

One Happy Family: Five Wives and One Husband

After the above Question (paragraph), it is fitting that we end this article talking about the Five Wives and One Husband.

If you can understand why this is a happy and harmonious family, you'd be an expert on Questions.

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Let's take a closer look at this harmonious family:

• First Wife: Who

• Second Wife: What

• Third Wife: When

• Fourth Wife: Where

• Fifth Wife: Why

• and the One Husband: How

Final Thoughts

I'm having so much fun that I'm getting carried away with this article.

Truth be told, I'm not good at asking questions. I'm learning. I know that asking questions helps me to focus, understand and improve.

I hope you've enjoyed reading Questions, since the Dawn of Time as much as I had the fun writing it.

Go out with this harmonious family of Questions and be amazed at the information you gather and the problems you solve.

Final Checklist

1. Write about questions - checked

2. Write 100% original content - checked (original, crispy and fresh)

3. Write at least 600 words - checked (with extra credits, hopefully)

4. Tag  @JonicaBradley - checked

   Have fun! - checked (for more extra credits)

   Q.E.D.

Thank you for reading.

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