Spread Your Wings Through Questions

“Stupid” questions are asked every single day, although they aren’t stupid at all. Questions can be considered stupid if they can be answered easily or have a commonly known answer. They can also be considered stupid if they have nothing to do with the topic of conversation. Although these things could be considered true in some people’s minds, it isn’t all that true when you think about it. Every question that is asked is an opportunity for someone to learn. No one knows everything so there will always be questions to ask.

A time when people worry about asking stupid questions is in school. It can be nerve-racking to ask questions in front of peers, especially when the person thinks it could be a stupid question. A time in my life when I felt like I was asking a stupid question was my sophomore year in biology class. I have always struggled with science, but I have always enjoyed learning and experimenting. Since I have always struggled in science it has brought some insecurities with it. I am considered a smart kid and because of that I also feel stupid asking questions because I am the one who’s supposed to know everything. There was one specific day in biology class, and we were going over something I didn’t understand. This caused me to struggle and made me not understand what I was supposed to do. I didn’t want to ask the teacher to help me understand better because I didn’t want to be made fun of for not understanding what was going on. I can still recall the anxiousness I was feeling sitting there with my question in my hand and not knowing what to do about it. Every inch of me wanted to ask the simple small question, but I didn’t know how to make it come out of my mouth. I was so worried about getting made fun of or being judged I just couldn’t get over the little hunch I was stuck behind. I never ended up asking and it made me feel less like a person and more like a helpless child. I wasn’t able to get out of my shell and be able to learn and grow.

From this, I have learned from personal experience that not asking questions doesn’t do anything but hold people back from their true potential. From my biology class example, I have found nothing but setbacks and failure through not having the information I would have gotten if I had asked. During this situation, I feel so many different feelings going through my body. I was nervous, anxious, excited to learn, and so much more. The feeling of being held back is one of the hardest feelings to feel. People want to be able to spread their wings and learn and grow until they are the strongest and best version of themselves. This is only possible if people allow themselves to come out of their comfort zone as I should have. It may be hard to do but it is so worth it. No question is a stupid question, no matter how much you think it is. Along with this, the majority of the time a person is thinking of a question or has a question there will most likely be another person who has the same question but is too nervous to ask it themselves. So asking the question that people might think is a stupid question could help more than just one person.

In conclusion, there is no such thing as a stupid question. I have experienced the feeling of having a question and not knowing how to ask it or how others will respond to it. It is an unpleasant feeling to have but it is also a feeling that shouldn’t be felt. Every question that is thought of or asked is a new opportunity to learn something. Even if it is a random question that has nothing to do with the topic of conversation, there is still something that can be learned. Every question, no matter its shape or size is important, and even if someone thinks a question is irrelevant or interesting that doesn’t mean it’s stupid. Questions are what make humans who they are, and without them, we wouldn’t be where we are today. So in conclusion, there is no such thing as a stupid question and every question is worth asking.

“Spread your wings and fly.” by wildphotons is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

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