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Article: On wonder. (fund raising strategies)
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- Fund Raising Management
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- June 1, 1998
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky!
How many times did you sing this little melody as a child? It's been around a very long time as Jane Taylor, who wrote Rhymes for the Nursery, died in 1827 at the age of 44.
Some of us are able to keep this childlike wonder of the world into our adulthood. We grow up to become discoverers, usually called life-long learners these days. It's an especially useful quality for a development professional to have.
I closed last month's column with a quote from Francis Bacon who said that wonder is the seed of knowledge and is "an impression of ...