Fours and Fives - Wonder vs. Knowledge?

Posted by Excalibur on November 15, 2000 at 11:14:32:

I've often disputed whether or not i was a Five. My 'quest' to find myself could easily be a Five trait, to 'know' all there is to know. I'm quite positive i'm a
Four though, and there are reasons for this.

I mentioned this a long while ago, but it is becoming more clear now. My mind works like this: I try to maintain my distance from the answers that i'm
looking for. Like searching for UFO's, the Loch Ness or other paranormal phenomenons, I can only go so far until i don't want to know any more. For
example, imagine if i were a UFO investigator. Somehow, that constant searching is what would drive me, but to find an answer would almost be
devastating.

You see, i maintain my inspiration by looking around at all the things we *don't* know. To maintain a sense of wonder and awe is extrememly important to
me, as is maintaining my innocence to the world. I believe this is my 'romanticism' which is effecting this view of mine. I imagine sitting by a lake and
watching the stars with that special someone, and to see a shooting star. No i would not want to explain that the shooting star is just a rock passing
through and getting burned up by the atmosphere (that is what happens right? :)), i would just want to sit there and wonder and just be inspired.

A view i have is that finding an answer is the *end*, not a new beginning. It seems that explaining the reasons for how and why things are the way they
are just don't appeal to me. I have to maintain my distance from things i don't know and things which inspire me, and this includes self-knowledge.

I would like to hear comments on this. Do other Fours feel this way as well? What about Fives, how do you feel (if they read this board)?

Excalibur

Follow Ups:

• Re: Fours and Fives - Wonder vs. Knowledge? Ana 07:23:30 11/17/00 (1)
  • Yes, inspiration may still be there once all in known, but i believe a different kind of inspiration. -nt Excaliburr 03:08:18 11/18/00 (0)
• Re: Fours and Fives - Wonder vs. Knowledge? cj 12:07:57 11/16/00 (0)
• [Now to sing this lovely ballad, here is...Mama Cass] Stars shinin' bright above you... Emily 11:26:44 11/15/00 (3)
  • Re: Ohhhhh, that's a great tune! As are all of the Mamas & Papas tunes...! N/t Summer 20:05:11 11/16/00 (0)
  • Re: [Now to sing this lovely ballad, here is...Mama Cass] Stars shinin' bright above you... Excalibur 20:10:06 11/15/00 (1)
    • Cass was a 2w3? Ping Pong 10:04:48 11/16/00 (0)

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