There's a song that includes the refrain "don't tell me what to say." Thank goodness we have people who embody this as well as the previous line to that song, "don't tell me what to do."
Last week, I shared a story how paper was used to filter water in order to make it safe to drink. This week, paper is a microscope that enhances an image 2,000 times - and can be a projector, too.
If even just these two inventors of the filter and microscope did what people suggested, the world wouldn't be as rich as it is today. Both of them relayed stories about nay-sayers and people that discouraged their creativity. Be brave and don't listen to people who don't encourage you!
If you are working on your alphabet from Monday's post and need a good "E", perhaps "encouraging curiosity" is a good fit. And consider "I" to be "invest" - in socially responsible projects, in things that can change the world (and not just fill it with more stuff).
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/one-dollar-origami-microscope-foldscope/403156/
