If we don’t have the opportunity to explore won’t we lose our desire to learn?

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So sometimes, if we are in a family where there is not much encouragement to explore, then we may lose the zeal to explore also. Yes. It is like, I would say that, like digging for gold.
I can dig at this place, or I can dig over there. Now, where gold is for sure I don’t know. But if I just keep digging at the surface at 10 places, one thing is sure, I will never get gold.
Because gold is hardly ever at the surface. I have to dig deep. So what happens is, we have to do what we are doing wholeheartedly.
There are, in whatever situation we are in, there are certain things which are in our control. And certain things are not in our control. Now, just focusing on the things which are not in our control, that makes us feel powerless.
That makes us feel frustrated. But if we do what we can do, and do it well, ultimately, Krishna will guide us. So, even if there is, if we feel that, we can, we are not encouraged to explore, and because of that, we may lose the learning ability, what we can see otherwise is, okay, in this situation, what can I learn? In this situation, I am not able to explore new, but in this situation, what is it I can learn more? So, sometimes, sometimes we learn more by exploring, and sometimes, we learn also by adapting.
Because, you know, life will not always go according to the way we plan. So, learn, if somebody is a very adaptable player, as in cricket, some player, they may like to open the batting, but they are told, you come at number 4, come at number 6. Now, if the player adapts and learns to bat wherever they are at, bats accordingly, then that player becomes a much more invaluable asset for the team. Eventually, with the opportunity, the player will be allowed to open.
But the player becomes a versatile player. So, our growth is not just about exploring and learning new things. It is also about learning how better to adapt to the situation we are in.
That is also a part of growth. So, if we are in a situation which is restrictive, then we can think that this is an opportunity to learn adaptability and to learn to grow in this situation.