Definitions: (1) a cause of astonishment; a marvel; (2) the quality of exciting and amazed admiration; (3) rapt attention at something awesomely mysterious or new and beautiful
Synonyms: appreciation, awestruck, curious, reverence, thunderstruck, wonderstruck
Saying: Sometimes a wonder is obscured by a miracle.
Quotes:
• To be surprised, wonder, is to begin to understand. — Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955) Spanish philosopher
• Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don’t let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity. — Robert I. Fitzhenry (1918-2008) Canadian publisher
Tip: Deal with what happens as an answer and not as a question.
Symbol: a wide-eyed child