Sapere Aude

Today in Sahil Bloom's Curiosity Chronicle, I read the following.

Sapere Aude

Sapere Aude is a Latin phrase meaning Dare to Know.

The phrase originated with the Roman poet Horace in his Epistles, where he wrote, "Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet: sapere aude, Incipe."

Translation: "He who has begun is half done: dare to know, begin!"

Originally penned as an inspiring call-to-action, the phrase was adapted by philosopher Immanuel Kant in a 1784 essay entitled, What Is Enlightenment (emphasis mine):

"Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without guidance from another. Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own understanding!"

In this context, Sapere Aude is a call-to-action for independent thinking—the courage and willingness to question the defaults you've been handed and form your own perspectives and opinions.

It is a reminder that the greatest discoveries in life come not from finding the right answers, but from asking the right questions. That true wisdom comes from having the courage to sit with the questions long enough to form your own conclusions.

Embrace Sapere Aude in your life:

• Dare to question the definition of success
• Dare to ask what you truly want out of life
• Dare to push back on the patterns you've been told to follow
• Dare to reject the defaults
• Dare to live by your own design

Remember: The answers you seek are found in the questions you avoid.

Just thought I'd share it. I like this. Courage.