Fascination of Knowledge.
What is fascination of knowledge? Well, according to dictionary.com, it can be defined as the "unseen, inexplicable influence" of knowledge on an individual. Personally, however, I would describe it as one of two things. Either a childish yearning, that appears in all kids as they witness something new, or a mere glance at an intricately woven web, in which the elements of life itself are tied together, and whose sight will "inexplicably influence" the lucky few who see to understand it.
As a child, I was not only awestruck by everything new to me but I excessively enjoyed its awareness. This implied frequent visits to parks, museums and zoos, some very serious boredom for those who were kind enough to take me there and constant "Why?"s and "How?"s, not to mention the anger of not obtaining a straight answer. In these early stages of my life, I was never, was wholly captivated by any particular object or fad, and thus, unlike other children my enthrallment never wore off.
My first years of school were wonderful. All my questions, besides the ones concerning the origins of babies, were easily answer. I went to the library and opened up the encyclopedia often, and just the mere fact of seeing something unseen, gave me a distinct feel of being more complete. I developed an interest in atoms, space and, inevitably, dinosaurs. I borrowed books and read them, or at least tried. It was back then that I realized that I actually liked to learn.
My deep fascination in things grew and changed with me. My path of knowledge started off at "basic" and led to "more complicated", from "dinosaurs to evolution", from "atoms and space" to "theoretical physics". At the same time, it widened and I began learning about more. It wasn't surprising that I soon wanted to know everything but after several long, desperate looks the sixteen 500-paged volumes of the Oxford Children's Encyclopedia, it became evident I would co...