This week's Life Club was all about the kind of questions we ask. I wish I could say that we debated whether god exists and the meaning of religion in 21st century society, but we didn't.
Instead we thought about the difference between open and closed questions.
The first questions we came up with were those 'How are you?' and 'What's up?' questions that we ask all the time without often meaning anything and usually expecting a grunt for an answer. Then a clubber came up with the question: 'What could you do to get better?'.
Now, 'What could you do to get better?' is a pretty good example of an open question. It immediately has me thinking of wonderfully self-improving things, like 'I could go to sleep earlier'... 'I could floss more often'... 'I could go for an hour walk every morning...' and on and on. It feels forward moving and exciting and challenging.
But, as another clubber pointed out, it feels negative. It implies criticism. It implies that you need to get better.
Isn't it interesting how we all look at questions differently?
So, after all that, let's get a bit more intellectual with our questions.
Does god exist? And, if he does, as my son once asked me, why did he create stinging nettles?
Keep me posted with your thoughts.
See you next week at Life Clubs.
All best wishes,
Nina
Founder Life Clubs and author The Life Book (Prentice Hall Life)
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