My five-year-old son’s school uniform includes a children’s “clip-on” tie that clasps around his neck.

As I was helping him with the clasp, he noticed that I was wearing a necktie, too. He asked, “How do you hook yours together?”

There are two things I like about this interaction.

One, my son assumes that I wear a clip-on tie.

Two, I’m reminded that honest curiosity — particularly related to other people — is wonderful. That we learn by asking questions and engaging with others.

Here’s to voicing our curiosity more often.