Why Not?

I've been asked by friends about how I always seem to manage to find odd corners of the city where nobody ever goes. It's an interesting question. On my end I just wonder why they don't. Then I realize that they're ruled by the concept of "Why" rather than "Why not?"

There's always a decision to be made when going places. Should I visit that part of town which I've never been before? For my friends, the answer is a query: "Why would I? What could possibly be there?". My response is...well why not? I simply go where my urges take me, and there's usually something new/interesting to be experienced. Heck, without that, I'd probably have been bored to death ages ago.

I think the same concept can be applied to the execution of ideas and such. The great endeavors of humanity seem to be powered by Why Not's. Hey what's there on the Moon? Maybe we should go up there! Were it such that humans were curious about the moon but never thought it worth their while to actually go through the expense to visit it (Space race and Cold War reasons aside), it may well be that we're still philosophizing about it without having actually set foot on the lunar surface.

I've always subscribed to the view that one needs only try in order to see if something's feasible. It may be a great opportunity, or it may be a bust, but one just needs to be desensitized to failure and just get out there to Do Something. I find it strange that people can be held back by their fears and inhibitions, and just sitting around thinking up What If's. They have things they want to try, and if there's an opportunity to really go for it...just go with my first thought: "Why Not?"