Daring to be Restless

Curiosity, according to the Webster’s 1828 dictionary, means, “A strong desire to see something novel, or to discover something unknown, either by research or inquiry; a desire to gratify the senses with a sight of what is new or unusual, or to gratify the mind with new discoveries; inquisitiveness … a nice experiment …”   And overall, the connotation is a positive one.   But is curiosity always a good thing? I’ve been reading in Exodus this week, and last night came across a verse in Exodus 9, talking about the plagues of Egypt.   Exodus 9:6-7 the ERV say, “The next morning all the farm animals in Egypt died, but none of the animals that belonged to the Israelites died.   Pharaoh sent people to see if any of the animals of Israel died.   Not one of them died .   But Pharaoh remained stubborn and did not let the people go. ”   Do you see?   Pharaoh sent people to check on the Israelites’ flocks because he was curious , because this was new, because it was a “nice experiment” to se