What Does Wonder Mean To You Essay

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Wonder, it is something that all of us around the world can experience. We really have no idea of what wonder actually is and what it really means. Samuel Johnson and Albert Einstein both have different views of what wonder means to them. Personally I agree with Einstein more than Johnson. I have experienced wonder before, and this is how I would describe it. First it is something that makes you think. Then, it gives you motivation to do something. Finally it is something that you can experience from anything. Wonder is something that everyone has experienced. Some people do not believe they have experienced true wonder, but in reality everyone has. The first reason I think this is because wonder makes you think of your life. When you are doing something that just gives you a sensation of awe, that is the feeling of wonder. You sit there in awe and you start to think of what this is doing to you, what it is making you think of your life and where it is going to go. When I went to a concert in Denver Colorado, I experienced this feeling of wonder. The first thing I did was start to think that this is what I want to do when I grow up. That I want to work hard and achieve a spot as a famous song …show more content…

Once the feeling of wonder enters your mind, you start to feel this sense of motivation and the sense that you need to go out and accomplish whatever it is that you are feeling in awe about. Like Einstein said it is the source of all true art and science. When I was at the concert, after being in awe and thinking that this may be the thing that I want to do, I felt this sense of urgency. I wondered what that urgency was for a moment and then realized that it was motivation, motivation for me to put it in my head that I can do that. Wonder makes you want to put in lots of work, and prove that whatever made you feel wonder; you can reach it and prove that it did make you feel that sense of awe and

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