The need to question everything

Have you have been sat with a child or watched one and noticed that they are full of questions, full of wonder at the world around them, They ask questions that older people may find difficult to answer, and it is not out of spite that they do this, no it is out of curiosity, the need to find out about things.



A child goes to school to learn about things, such as basic English, Maths, Geography, basic woodwork skills, and many many more. That child is constantly seeking things to learn and taking things in. However At the end of the learning process alot of people stop questioning things, they just get on with life, go to work, get drunk at the weekend, watch the tv at night, and basically dumb it down. We are told how to live our lives, what to buy, what to eat and drink. We are even told that we need to go out and buy an even bigger plasma screen tv, most obey with out questions, providing they have funds. We are all told we are too fat, by the glossy magazines, and lad mags tell the boys that they need to be loud, and obsessed with sex, football, cars and lager.

Not alot of people question this, We dont say "hang on minute lets live life for our selfs", we dont question things that we dont agree with. No we follow things lemming like. So the next time we see an advert trying to sell us shit that we dont actually, just ask your self " Do I actually need or want this?" I am full of questions as are many others, but how many have the bollocks to ask these questions?

Right this has been a differant week, as the Leicestershire schools have been back, so I have been learning some new school routes, I am still enjoying things, and looking forward to where things will take me this week.

The clocks have now changed, so it will be darker evening, so it is now time for winter projects, I intend to have the website up and running in time for the new year, the reason for the delay is to iron out any problems, eventually this blog page, my fotopic page and several other things will be incorporated in to the main website, exciting times. Other projects will be the life story project, which is taking shape, covered my first 16 years so far, but I am looking up world events and popular tv programmes, so things can be put in to perspective. It still amazes me to look back at all the changes that have happened over the years.

My long term project will be the Leopard coach, which will progress, at the moment I am letting it dry out first, as it spent the last 9 years out in the open, it looks like the interior floor will be tackled first. so watch this space. My friend Simon is busy with his new project, which is a small railway layout, based on some run down sidings, in an urban setting. I am looking forward to seeing this progress too.