PegLegs and Me

I think it’s time that the English language updated or removed a few old, outdated clichés and metaphors. Curiosity killed the cat is definitely a good example of one. We live in an enlightened age with information and ideas changing on a daily basis. It is exactly that, curiosity, which has propelled us into such an amazing time in human history. If scientists and discoverers weren’t so curious, we would still be in the dark ages (well it sort of still applies in South Africa with loadshedding and all). Where would we be if Marie Curie or Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla weren’t curious in their fields? Where would we be if a curious amputee didn’t decide to design some legs for himself and then go one step further (pardon the pun) and adapt them for climbing a mountain or arms for playing a piano? Where would we be if some curious people didn’t wonder what’s going on outside our earth bubble? Unfortunately, not all people share this curious attribute and this limits their perception ...