Making Peace With Not Knowing

The mind treats an open question like an open browser tab — something to be resolved and closed. But the largest questions of a life do not close, and much of our restlessness comes from demanding answers that were never on offer. Contemplative traditions across cultures prize a different move: staying present inside the question itself. Comfort with not-knowing is not ignorance or apathy; it is the learned ability to remain curious and kind while the answer stays out of reach.