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Some people say leave well enough alone, I say don't leave your questions unanswered. Ever.

I don't spew rhetorical questions. If I, me, Angela, am asking a question, it is surely being asked because I want to know the answer, I want to have an explanation,  I want my query to be satisfied and my hunger for closure needs to be satiated.  I prefer the close ended questions just to be answered with a simple yes, or a simple no. I can word my questions in such a way that I do not make it hard for the receiver to respond with one syllable.  If I am asking for clarification, it is because I am actively listening to what you have to say and seek clarity. I am not  the person who will agree when I don't or say I understand when I have no idea what is being said. I like to be in the know. I love the thorough, I love the specific,  I love the definite. I am a conscientious receiver of your answer whether I concur or not. I'm listening, I'm searching.. I don't question to insinuate, I don't question to provoke anything other than an answer. 

Sooooo, when certain someones tell me to leave well enough alone, I beg you.. Why? 
Why is of course, the hardest question to answer because it's answers are often subjective or opinionated.  Mind  you though, it is  exceedingly the best of the 5 W's.. Science asks it, philosophy ponders it, law demands it, religions attempts to explain it. The word "Why?"  can never be overused, can never become trite, can never become meaningless.

Little babes always seem to get chastised for repeatedly using the word "Why?". I believe an inquisitive mind is a healthy mind and if a little brain in my household didn't choose to ask "Why?" I may perhaps, wonder and ask  "Why not?"....

I have coined a special phrase years ago: " Nosy makes you smarter" and I will never retract that. The collection of information, factual, biased, or otherwise just increases the value of the bank. (aka mind). Whether the data is used or not is completely irrelevant.  You ask questions for answers sure enough, but even if you don't get a definitive one, you certainly get something out of it.  Please add the chips to your pile.

Truth be told: We are born with minds that are meant to question the validity of all things.  It is a shame if we do not use what we have to gain knowledge, insight, clarity and wisdom.