New and Exciting?

I portion of a post I made - it sparked some new thought:

I enjoy learning, growth, exploring. I am currently recapturing that youthful perspective that makes every moment an exploration. I once asked someone in list conversation why footloose restlessness was attractive and received a few answers around the theme of new things being exciting. This led me to think about how really focusing on an old thing can make it seem new.

So, is the excitement of new things really a sort of unconscious yearning for presence, for the experiencing of everything fully? Is the horizon's call actually a reminder to look more closely at what is right next to me? Why run from here to there, superficially experiencing new sights when I could spend a fully aware moment right here that is just as thrilling and fulfilling?

The world was bright and new and exciting when I was very young. As I explored and constructed conceptual models of everything, it became reduced to what I'd already seen and what was new. But much of what I have experienced still has new things to offer - why do I feel I've already fully experienced them? What is the boundary between interesting and worthless?

Interesting is subjective, but one of the objectives of mindfulness is to see with new eyes. When I do, the old thing becomes new. Is this all I needed to become fully alive in the current moment?

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